Disgraced Contra Costa politician to serve home detainment in his Hawaii condo
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Joseph E. Canciamilla, the former county clerk-recorder-registrar for Contra Costa County, who pleaded guilty to nine counts of perjury and grand theft, will serve his court appointed home detention in his condo in Hawaii.Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
Joseph Canciamilla, a Contra Costa political stalwart who pleaded guilty this month to nine counts of perjury and grand theft, will serve his one-year sentence under electronic home detention at his luxury beachfront condo in Kauai, rather than in county jail, according to public records.
Canciamilla was the Contra Costa clerk-recorder until he resigned in 2019 during an investigation into his misuse of campaign funds. He previously was a county supervisor, state assemblyman from Pittsburg, and a Pittsburg councilman during a political career spanning more than 40 years. He was charged last year with 34 felonies for misusing more than