James Jensen – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:40:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Jury Convicts Former Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Captain of Bribery in Gun Permit Scandal https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-jury-convicts-former-santa-clara-county-sheriffs-captain-of-bribery-in-gun-permit-scandal/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-jury-convicts-former-santa-clara-county-sheriffs-captain-of-bribery-in-gun-permit-scandal/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:43:30 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209493 Former Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen was convicted of felony bribery and conspiracy charges, and the same jury acquitted co-defendant Harpaul Nahal, a Santa Clara attorney, of both charges.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-jury-convicts-former-santa-clara-county-sheriffs-captain-of-bribery-in-gun-permit-scandal/feed/ 1 Milpitas Business Owner Admits Soliciting a Bribe in Illegal Santa Clara County Gun Permit Scheme https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/milpitas-business-owner-admits-soliciting-a-bribe-in-illegal-santa-clara-county-gun-permit-scheme/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/milpitas-business-owner-admits-soliciting-a-bribe-in-illegal-santa-clara-county-gun-permit-scheme/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:56:42 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207523 Prosecutors said Michael Nichols was a key middleman in former sheriff Laurie Smith’s illegal pay-for-play gun permit scheme, introducing executives at AS Solution Inc., a company seeking gun permits, to local lawyers and and the Sheriff's Office. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/milpitas-business-owner-admits-soliciting-a-bribe-in-illegal-santa-clara-county-gun-permit-scheme/feed/ 0 All Charges Dropped Against Key Defendant in Santa Clara County Sheriff Firearm Permits Trial https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/all-charges-dropped-against-key-defendant-in-sheriff-firearm-permits-trial/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/all-charges-dropped-against-key-defendant-in-sheriff-firearm-permits-trial/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:12:51 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201188921 The state Attorney General's Office cleared Christopher Schumb of two felony charges Monday morning, citing lack of evidence

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/all-charges-dropped-against-key-defendant-in-sheriff-firearm-permits-trial/feed/ 15 Appeals Court Disqualifies Rosen in Sheriff Firearm Permits Case https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/fatal-conflict-bars-scc-da-from-prosecuting-ccw-conspiracy/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/fatal-conflict-bars-scc-da-from-prosecuting-ccw-conspiracy/#comments Sat, 29 May 2021 00:11:21 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201175930 Calls friendship with Christopher Schumb “a fatal conflict that cannot be ignored” and impediment to fair trial.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/fatal-conflict-bars-scc-da-from-prosecuting-ccw-conspiracy/feed/ 2 Appeals Court Issues Order to Show Cause in CCW Case https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/appeals-court-issues-order-to-show-cause-in-ccw-case/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/appeals-court-issues-order-to-show-cause-in-ccw-case/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:42:24 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201166063 The order stems from an appeal filed by one of several defendants accused of conspiring to exchange bribes for concealed gun permits

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/appeals-court-issues-order-to-show-cause-in-ccw-case/feed/ 7 New Defendants in CCW Case Push Back on Bribery Claims https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-defendants-in-ccw-case-push-back-on-bribery-claims/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-defendants-in-ccw-case-push-back-on-bribery-claims/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2020 02:21:56 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201165741 Attorneys for local insurance broker Harpreet Chadha and Apple security chief Thomas Moyer call the pay-to-play allegations baseless.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-defendants-in-ccw-case-push-back-on-bribery-claims/feed/ 4 Apple Security Head Indicted in Santa Clara County CCW Case https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/apple-security-head-indicted-in-santa-clara-county-ccw-case/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/apple-security-head-indicted-in-santa-clara-county-ccw-case/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:06:18 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201165701 The charges name Apple’s Thomas Moyer, insurance broker Harpreet Chadha, Undersheriff Rick Sung and Capt. James Jensen. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/apple-security-head-indicted-in-santa-clara-county-ccw-case/feed/ 5 Santa Clara County Undersheriff Rick Sung Indicted in CCW Case https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-co-undersheriff-indicted-in-ccw-case/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-co-undersheriff-indicted-in-ccw-case/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:33:28 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201165604 An additional indictment was handed down for Capt. James Jensen, who was among several defendants already charged in the case.  

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-co-undersheriff-indicted-in-ccw-case/feed/ 5 Appeals Court Halts Santa Clara Co. Concealed Gun Permit Trial https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/appeals-court-halts-santa-clara-co-concealed-gun-permit-trial/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/appeals-court-halts-santa-clara-co-concealed-gun-permit-trial/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:45:08 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201164261 The stay issued today by California’s 6th District Court of Appeals demands more information about the DA’s ties to one of the defendants.

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