LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Nevada state attorney general's office is back on the criminal case against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and a top aide, at least temporarily.
Clark County District Court Judge Valerie Adair signed an order Thursday voiding another judge's decision to disqualify the attorney general because of a conflict of interest.
Adair's order came at the request of the attorney general's office and lawyers for Krolicki and his chief of staff, Kathryn Besser.
As part of the agreement, the attorney general's office withdrew an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court of the previous order by Clark County District Court Judge Elissa Cadish. Cadish removed herself from the case last week, saying she discovered she had a conflict of interest.
Krolicki's Las Vegas lawyer, Richard Wright, said Thursday he expects to raise the issue of disqualifying the attorney general again during a hearing with Adair next week.
Krolicki and Besser are accused of mishandling millions of dollars in the Nevada College Savings Program, a public-private initiative that helps students and parents save money for school. Both have denied wrongdoing.
The state last week approved spending $415,000 to hire Las Vegas lawyer Dominic Gentile to serve as special prosecutor in the case.