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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
No. 117 / 06-1017 Filed February 23, 2007 IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Complainant, vs. CHARLES K. BORTH, Respondent.

On review of the report of the Grievance Commission.

Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission recommends respondent be reprimanded for unethical conduct. ATTORNEY REPRIMANDED.

Charles L. Harrington and Teresa A. Vens, Des Moines, for complainant.

John D. Brown, Emmetsburg, for respondent.

2 TERNUS, Chief Justice. This disciplinary case against assistant Clay County Attorney Charles K. Borth is the third in a series of disciplinary cases involving alleged misconduct by prosecutors in Clay County. See Iowa Supreme Ct. Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Zenor, 707 N.W.2d 176 (Iowa 2005); Iowa Supreme Ct. Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Howe, 706 N.W.2d 360 (Iowa 2005). The respondent here is charged with (1) representing a criminal defendant while serving as an assistant county attorney, (2) amending traffic citations to cowl-lamp violations not supported by probable cause, and (3) negotiating plea bargains that required defendants to contribute to various funds, including funds maintained by governmental subdivisions, contrary to the terms of Iowa Code section 907.13(2) (2003). See generally Iowa Code

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