Ada Sheriff Levels Ethics Complaint
In the latest twist in the tale of Rep. Mark Patterson, the Boise GOP lawmaker whose concealed weapon permit was revoked by the county sheriff because Patterson failed to reveal his guilty plea and withheld judgment in a decades-old Florida rape case, the Idaho Statesman reports today that Ada Sheriff Gary Raney has filed an ethics complaint against Patterson and Rep. Judy Boyle, R-Midvale, charging that they used their public office for personal gain - by requesting legal advice from the Idaho Attorney General’s office, but using it not for the duties of their office, but for Patterson’s own case/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.
Question: Do we have another scandal-to-be-ignored in the making here?
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