Rantz: ‘Egregious’ scandal already plagues Bob Ferguson for governor campaign

Democrat Attorney General Bob Ferguson starts his campaign for governor in scandal. Due to shady practices, his office and the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) owe well over $200,000 in fines for purposefully withholding documents in a lawsuit. The judge overseeing the case called the conduct “egregious.” And given the buck stops with Ferguson, he is directly responsible for the actions in his office.
 

A developmentally disabled adult, through her guardian, sued the state for negligence. She alleges that DSHS failed to adequately investigate allegations of abuse and neglect in the adult home she was placed. Ferguson’s office represents DSHS.

King County Superior Court judge Michael Ryan found Ferguson’s office, during discovery, was over a year late in producing documents to the plaintiff. The documents in question, which could help the plaintiff, were discovered within hours of the initial search in December 2021, but were not provided to Ferguson’s office until June 2022. That’s when DSHS says Ferguson’s office asked for them.