Hard-hitting DA Chambers In Trouble - Again

Legal observers say Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers may not be as fortunate this time around.

Chambers, who received public censure in December for using her office to help a fellow Republican, is being investigated for an e-mail she sent that one attorney called a "veiled threat."

If she is found to have violated rules of conduct again, she may receive more than the slap on the wrist she got last time, some said.

Chambers did not return phone calls Wednesday, although she told 9News earlier that she hadn't threatened anyone.

"Just like the people Carol prosecutes, those with bad records get treated more harshly," said Denver attorney Phil Cherner, who defends lawyers with grievances against them.

Chambers' legal-defense bills for the last case amounted to about $100,000, she told 9News, with about 10 percent paid by insurance and the rest by tax money.

The Colorado Supreme Court's Attorney Regulation Counsel is investigating the complaint against Chambers.

9News first obtained the e-mail from Chambers to Chief Judge William Sylvester and other district officials. She wrote about the stormy relationship between the DA's office and judges and public defenders in the 18th Judicial District.

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