The Idaho State Bar has opened an investigation into Attorney General Raúl Labrador over allegations of misconduct after a state official accused him of disregarding his obligations to his client, the Department of Health and Welfare.
The Idaho Statesman reports the investigation stems from a complaint filed last year by Dave Jeppesen, former director of Health and Welfare, who accused the state elected official of several ethics violations, including failing to properly represent the health agency and trying to use information obtained confidentially from the department while acting as its attorney to pursue his own investigations.
The state bar sent a letter to Labrador last month that laid out seven potential violations of the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct, and asked Labrador to respond to the allegations.
Labrador’s office told the Statesman that the complaint was “meritless” and would eventually be dismissed.
If the bar finds Labrador violated the code of conduct, he could face sanctions ranging from private discipline to public charges.
