The Florida Commission on Ethics dismissed an ethics complaint against Lee County Undersheriff John Holloway, ruling that the allegations lacked legal sufficiency to initiate a formal investigation.
The commission found that the claims against Holloway relied on statements the complainant, Bonita Springs jeweler Ken Romano, allegedly heard from another individual rather than witnessing personally.
Romano’s complaint alleged that Holloway helped cover up a DUI traffic stop of an off-duty deputy and was involved in a “no-work” consulting contract that laundered money to Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno…