The Convictions of a Sheriff; The Convictions of a Sheriff’s Friends

con·vic·tion  kənˈvikSHən/   noun plural noun: convictions 1. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law. 2. a firmly held belief or opinion. The politicians of Santa Clara County and the myriad “friends” in political…

More Money, More Crime, More Ties to the Sheriff?

First we had Ron Batistella’s theft involving cars, then Sharath Sury and we had Supervisor Shirakawa and Clyde Berg now we have a whole new money scam in the Sheriff’s circle. This morning the Mercury News announced  Yu Jen and Maria Chen  were indicted for a high stakes scam involving stealing luxury vehicles and exporting…