Sheriff and undersheriff plead the Fifth, supervisor blames bad memory in Santa Clara County gun-permit probehttps://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/28/sheriff-and-undersheriff-plead-the-fifth-supervisor-blames-bad-memory-in-santa-clara-county-gun-permit-probe/During a Santa Clara County criminal grand jury probe into alleged pay-to-play corruption in the issuing of concealed gun permits earlier this month, Sheriff Laurie Smith and Undersheriff Rick Sung both invoked their right against self-incrimination, and Supervisor Mike Wasserman repeatedly claimed that his bad memory prevented him from remembering whether he knew he was getting an illegal favor with a permit renewal, sources have confirmed.
The revelations are contained in grand jury transcripts, excerpts of which were first published in San Jose Inside and the Morgan Hill Times and subsequently corroborated to this news organization by multiple law-enforcement sources, regarding proceedings that took place in late July and the first week of August. The transcripts become officially public Monday, the day that the five defendants charged in the corruption case, including a sheriff’s captain, are scheduled to be arraigned.
@skeeterLaurie Smith is not charged, currently, but pleading the 5th? Not a good look. And there's more ...