SLAUGHTER — A Slaughter alderman has agreed to pay a $2,500 civil penalty to settle claims by the state Ethics Board that he wrongly benefited through his company’s dealings with the town government.
Danny Allen Hobgood was accused of receiving town funds through his auto repair shop.
The Ethics Board said Monday that, according to an agreement reached last month, Hobgood Garage did work for Feliciana Welders, which works in natural gas distribution; O&M Management, which maintains and operates natural gas systems; and the P Group, which performs random drug tests for municipal governments…