Grand jury indicted ex-Idaho health official on felony misuse of funds. Prosecutor dropped the case.

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 1,518

Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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Two days after a grand jury indicted a former Idaho state government employee on two felony counts of misuse of public funds, a local judge dismissed the case — after a request from the prosecutor.

The case marked the first criminal charges — and a rare public update — to emerge from a yearslong investigation launched by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador that probed how the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare …

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