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First Witness Testifies in Civil Corruption Trial Against Sheriff Laurie Smith (Santa Clara County, California)
MSN News - NBC News San Francisco Bay Area ^ | September 30, 2022 | Damian Trujillo

Posted on 10/01/2022 9:59:39 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

The first witness in the civil corruption trial against Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith testified Friday.

Linda Wallace testified that she was secretary in the sheriff’s office who processed CCWs, or concealed weapon permits.

Smith faces five counts of willful and corrupt misconduct for allegedly giving those permits to campaign donors or vips.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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Smith sold CCW permits to any major campaign contributors for large political campaign contributions regardless of their legal qualification to carry.
1 posted on 10/01/2022 9:59:39 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: marktwain

Ping - CCW permit corruption


2 posted on 10/01/2022 10:01:47 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

Widely known in these parts that it was a pay to play. Only politically ($$$) connected were on the small list of lucky winners.


3 posted on 10/01/2022 10:02:35 AM PDT by samadams2000
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To: Navy Patriot

—added to banglist—


4 posted on 10/01/2022 10:04:04 AM PDT by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
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To: samadams2000
You are correct.

A Constitutionally Corrupt Sheriff and some sworn subordinates.

5 posted on 10/01/2022 10:04:42 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

“What good is having political power if you can’t profit from it?” -Hunter Biden /s


6 posted on 10/01/2022 10:04:43 AM PDT by Spok (Homelessness will not be solved by incentivizing it; it must be made harder, not easier.)
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To: Navy Patriot

good. i hope they lock her up. vote Kevin Jensen for Sheriff.

laurie refused a relation’s ccw, applied for when she was working night shift and had to walk a deserted parking lot alone (yes she was chased at one point to her car). her reason for refusing the ccw: your situation doesn’t warrant one.


7 posted on 10/01/2022 11:24:42 AM PDT by dadfly
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Your relative's "situation" was a lack of a campaign contribution to Smith, of a sufficient amount.

All of your relatives can remember this when sitting in a Jury Box, you can remind them.

8 posted on 10/01/2022 11:44:04 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

This was an open secret the entire time she was Sheriff.
I want to know who she refused to pay off, that caused her to be brought to trial.

good news is the new sheriff may, possibly, actually process CCWs again. I doubt that, but I’ll have to try.


9 posted on 10/01/2022 11:49:19 AM PDT by SPDSHDW (Buy JHP ammo, Level 3/4 armor and rifles. Won’t be able to for much longer, and we’re gonna need em)
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To: SPDSHDW

Good Luck.


10 posted on 10/01/2022 11:52:03 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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