https://wamu.org/story/19/08/29/virginia-state-police-open-investigation-into-fairfax-county-board-member-jeff-mckay/
The ethics complaint describes
a real estate transaction that took place between 2015 and 2017 involving McKay and two developers, Michael McGhan and Warren Halle. It suggests that McGhan purchased two lots in Fairfax County from Halle in order to build a house for himself and McKay after the Board of Supervisors approved a zoning change that benefited McGhan’s company. The complaint further suggests that McKay paid an artificially low price for the home McGhan built, constituting a gift, in violation of state law.
Officials who knowingly violate certain provisions of Virginia’s State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act can be found guilty of a Class 1 or Class 3 misdemeanor. The maximum penalty for a Class 1 misdemeanor is 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine; for a Class 3 misdemeanor, it’s a $500 fine. Officials can also be removed from office if convicted of violating any provisions of the act.