After months of investigation, Onis "Trey" Glenn, Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), has been cleared of allegations he violated the state's ethics law. A Montgomery County Grand Jury heard evidence in the Glenn case last month and returned a no bill, meaning it found no provable cause to prosecute Glenn.

The director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), Bill Johnson, filed a complaint against Glenn with the Alabama Ethics Commission in 2005. The complaint alleged that Glenn used his office for personal gain. At the time of the alleged violation, Glenn was director of the Office of Water Resources, a division of ADECA.

Specifically, Johnson claimed Glenn used his office to gain appointment to his current position as director of ADEM and to obtain personal trips to Hilton Head Island, S.C. and Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The Ethics Commission voted 4-0 in 2007 to refer the case to the Montgomery District Attorney's office for possible prosecution.

Montgomery DA Ellen Brooks says her office conducted a 17-month investigation, reviewing records and interviewing numerous witnesses. The results of the investigation were presented to a grand jury December 5.

"The Grand Jury after considering all the evidence and examining multiple witnesses did not find any provable violations of the Alabama Ethics law by Mr. Glenn," Brooks stated in a news release. Efforts to reach Glenn for comment were not successful