A policy advisor for Gov. Chris Sununu is being reviewed by the Attorney General’s office over a “potential personnel issue” and has been placed on administrative leave, the governor’s office confirmed Friday.

Marty Boldin, the governor’s policy advisor for prevention, treatment and recovery, is facing a complaint brought to the governor’s office by the Attorney General, the governor’s chief of staff, Jayne Millerick, said in a statement Friday.

But details of the alleged behavior, first reported by New Hampshire Public Radio, are unclear. A spokesman for the governor, Ben Vihstadt, declined to answer a series of questions Friday evening relating to the nature of the stated personnel issue, the origin of the complaint or the expected duration of the attorney general’s review.

“Given this is an ongoing personnel issue, we are unable to elaborate further at this time,” Vihstadt said.

A spokesperson for the Attorney General’s office was not immediately able to comment.

Hired in 2017, Boldin is responsible with setting Sununu’s policy agenda for substance abuse prevention and treatment efforts, as well as coordinating with the recovery community for ideas and input. He had previously chaired the Recovery Task Force of the Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery.

According to Millerick, the governor’s office was informed of the potential issue by the Attorney General’s office on April 26.

“After assessing the information and following standard protocol for non-classified employees, our office immediately asked the Attorney General’s office to conduct a review,” Millerick said. “Mr. Boldin was placed on paid administrative leave when the AG’s office began their review and will remain on paid administrative leave until the review is complete.”

In her statement, Millerick defended Boldin’s hiring. She called him an “accomplished addictions and social work professional” who “came highly recommended from members of the recovery community due to his extensive clinical experience in substance abuse treatment, prevention, intervention, and supervision.”

Vihstadt did not specify whether the results of the review will be made public.

(Ethan DeWitt can be reached at edewitt@cmonitor.com, or on Twitter at @ edewittNH.)