Posted on 09/20/2019 6:15:56 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
Prosecutors in Santa Clara County have served at least three search warrants while investigating whether Sheriff Laurie Smith’s office gave out coveted concealed-gun permits in exchange for campaign money, sources familiar with the investigation told The Chronicle.
The Santa Clara County district attorney’s office raided the sheriff’s San Jose headquarters Aug. 2, seizing evidence through a search warrant that remains sealed. About a week before that, sources said, prosecutors served search warrants on two of the sheriff’s higher-ranking supervisors.
Among those who have been contacted by investigators is AS Solution, a security company whose bodyguards protect Silicon Valley tech executives. Public records show one of the company’s managers gave a large contribution last year to an independent expenditure committee supporting Smith’s re-election.
The sources, who are people familiar with details of the investigation, spoke on the condition they not be identified and in accordance with The Chronicle’s policy on using such sources. The probe was first made public by the website San Jose Inside.
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Guns are not for mere peasants, only rich donors need apply.
What a politician can steal, he can sell. What he can make illegal, he can sell for a premium.
The very most liberal tech companies behave like the 3rd Reich, when the shoe is on the other foot:
1. Apple Iphone prototype is recovered at a bar, given to a tech writer. Apple hires off-duty cops to go to the guy’s SF home and break the door down, recovering the phone.
2. Google whistleblower is “suicidal”, SF cops bring SWAT and shut down THREE BLOCKS of the Mission District when they see some art on his veranda which included PIPES —we all know that means BOMB, right?
Guns for me but not for thee.
Like that line from Casino...”These guys won their comp life when they got elected”
I’m amazed that Laurie is still Sheriff. I left there 13 years ago. Was a SAR volunteer for the SO when she was new. Previous Sheriff (can’t recall the name) also only issued permits to insiders.
progs will be progs...
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The Maduro maneuver.
She is a Republican, but the Sheriff is a nonpartisan office.
She was sued over the same allegation in 2011. It could be she's being set up to force her out after 5 terms.
“Ya, I’ll take 3 concealeds, 2 forgettheDUIs, and an egg roll, thanks, the check’s in the mail”...
The words "criminal monopoly" are extremely appropriate.
What do the stripes on her left sleeve mean? Good conduct from active duty time?
Service bars. From the looks of it, 1 bar for every 5 years of service.
CC
Appreciate you mentioning that fact. Regrettable but relevant nonetheless.
The D.A. is just pissed off because they did not get their cut of the money. If their palm had been greased the asme as everybody else, they would have been quiet as a church mouse. That is the translation to the entire matter.
She looks, uh....”not guilty”.
Nope
Not what this is about.
Larry, something or other, is a deputy who challenged her in theblast election.
He asked for money and help.
Told him “No can do. I’ve known Bob Winter, former sheriff and Laurie for 30 years”
She is greatly disliked by 1/2 the deputies and this is a tactic in a larger strategy to have her removed...
Sheriff Bob Winter
Very good friend but, I really hate when he calls me by the name my Mom always called me...
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