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• Hardy, the former chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, was indicted in December on three counts of misconduct, one of which alleges he allowed the commission’s top lawyer to continue overseeing cases involving Duke Energy even though he had knowledge that the attorney was seeking employment with the company.
• The other two counts of misconduct refer to alleged conversations Hardy had with Duke employees over the rising costs of one of the company’s projects.
• This ruling comes after Hardy filed a motion to dismiss the amended indictment against him, claiming he didn’t do anything criminal and that the charges were too broad.

From the article:

A judge has refused to dismiss an official misconduct charge against Indiana's former top utility regulator.

David Lott Hardy's attorney told a judge Monday that he would file a pretrial appeal, Marion County prosecutor's office spokeswoman Brienne Delaney said. ...