In a public relations blow to the city attorney’s office, five former and current city attorneys are accused of various ethical transgressions in violation of the state’s Rules of Professional Conduct. AdvertisementPeters, Feuer’s one-time chief assistant city attorney, resigned in 2019 after a Times inquiry into outside income he received, and Clark, chief deputy city attorney, stepped down last year. Investigators studied a massive trove of documents, including emails, depositions of city attorneys and others taken in the DWP billing litigation, and contracts. Separate from the court-ordered investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to probe the city’s handling of issues stemming from the botched DWP billing system. Those attorneys have denied wrongdoing, with one saying his work was done at the direction of the city attorney’s office.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2021 23:26 UTC