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Jury Convicts Former Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Captain of Bribery in Gun Permit Scandal

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:43:30 +0000

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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Milpitas Business Owner Admits Soliciting a Bribe in Illegal Santa Clara County Gun Permit Scheme

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:56:42 +0000

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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Jensen Inches Closer to Front Runner Jonsen in SC Sheriff’s Race

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:56:56 +0000

After eight days of counting, Jonsen led by 1.44 percentage points. That’s less than half the margin Jonsen had on Election Day, when 49% of votes had been counted.

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Sheriff Smith Doesn’t Wait For Verdict, Resigns Before Verdict, But Trial Continues

San Jose Inside — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:19:06 +0000

San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman on Wednesday afternoon rejected a motion from defense lawyers that the corruption trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith should be dismissed because of Smith's resignation Monday.

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Investigation of Injuries to Jail Inmate Protected Sheriff’s Office, Oversight Report Concludes

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:25:31 +0000

The Office of Correction and Law Enforcement looked at the treatment of inmate Andrew Hogan in August 2018, who was paid a $10 million settlement for injuries he received in a county jail transport van.

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Sheriffs Before Smith Gave Supporters CCW Permits

Dan Pulcrano — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:02:39 +0000

Sheriff Laurie Smith's election in 1998 as California’s first female sheriff signaled the end of the good old boys’ network, at least as appearances go.

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San Jose Power Poll Shows Little Support for Sheriff Smith, Strong Support for Covid Restrictions

Stephen Buel — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:30:30 +0000

Monthly poll panelists believe that mandatory lockdowns aren't necessary because of widespread availability of vaccines, and roughly half believe that Sheriff Laurie Smith should resign or serve out the balance of her term and not seek re-election.

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A Look at 2021: Turning Up the Heat Everywhere

San Jose Inside — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:53:19 +0000

Explosive anger was a top contender for emotion of the year in 2021. A month-by-month look at some of the stories.

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Santa Clara County Supervisors Want Feds to Investigate Sheriff, She Says ‘Bring It On’

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 02:02:10 +0000

The supervisors’ action came one day after San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo called on Smith to resign immediately in the face of recent scandals and lawsuits.

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Who Flew? Flight Logs of Sheriff’s Helicopter Raise Questions of Appropriate Use

The Fly — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:19:43 +0000

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s N621LS “Star1” helicopter's flight was conveniently in time for the 8:30pm sunset

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