Special prosecutor to investigate Va. AG candidate Jay Jones over clearing of his community service

A special prosecutor was named Wednesday to investigate how Jay Jones, the Virginia Democratic candidate for attorney general, cleared his 1,000 hours of court-ordered community service after a reckless driving conviction in 2022, according to the New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

Court records show Jones presented two letters to the court certifying he had completed 500 hours of service at an organization called “Meet our Moment,” and another 500 hours at the NAACP, according to ABC 7News.

The issue involves the fact that Jones’ community service documentation failed to make clear that "Meet Our Moment" was a political action committee (PAC), which was in fact Jones’ own PAC.

The New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office told 7News that this matter has now been assigned to Special Prosecutor Nathan Green.