Members of the Indiana State Ethics Commission meet Thursday, Dec. 18. 2025, at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. During the meeting, the panel approved an ethics settlement involving former Public Safety Secretary Jennifer-Ruth Green. (Photo by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
The Indiana State Ethics Commission on Thursday approved a settlement requiring former Public Safety Secretary Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay a $10,000 civil fine, closing the ethics case against her — but potential criminal charges remain under review by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
The bipartisan, five-member commission voted unanimously to accept the agreement during its public meeting, adopting findings that Green violated Indiana’s political activity and misuse of state property rules…