Posted on 08/21/2009 7:53:28 AM PDT by SmithL
MARTINEZ — Contra Costa County District Attorney Robert Kochly said Thursday that his office has been looking into the activities of county Assessor Gus Kramer, who was the subject of a series of stories in the Times about his private property investments and actions as an elected official.
Kochly, who stressed the probe is not a criminal investigation, said he would not reveal the focus of the inquiry.
Kramer's attorney said the inquiry began about six months ago.
In a series of stories in June, the Times revealed that Kramer is an active property investor who in 2004 bought a Concord house from a woman who later claimed she had never seen a deed giving joint tenancy to him as a gift. The signature on it was not hers, she said. The story also revealed that Kramer, the elected official in charge of assessing property values, saved $21,000 in property taxes by not reassessing the house after buying it.
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