association of county law enforcement officials that backed the candidacy of chris christie and his running mate, lieutenant governor kim guadagno. according to the new york times, sheriff trout and lieutenant governor were friendly. they exchanged chatty e-mails including the lieutenant governor thanking the sheriff for having dispatched deputies to help on the campaign trail. according to the local hunterdon paper at the time, as the prosecutors were building their case in 2009 and 2010 against sheriff trout, and michael russo and the other staff members in that sheriffs office, michael russo, the guy from the spca, told a reporter that, to his mind, he was pretty sure governor christie was going to step in and, quote, have this whole thing thrown out. and then guess what happened next? well, on may 8th, 2010, a grand jury did issue a 41-count indictment against sheriff trout and michael russo and other staff members there. they were charged with official
relevant to mention that sheriff trout was politically pretty well connected. according to the new york times she, quote, led an association of county law enforcement officials that backed the candidacy of chris christie and his running mate, lieutenant governor kim guadagno. according to the new york times, sheriff trout and lieutenant governor were friendly. they exchanged chatty e-mails including the lieutenant governor thanking the sheriff for having dispatched deputies to help on the campaign trail. according to the local hunterdon paper at the time, as the prosecutors were building their case in 2009 and 2010 against sheriff trout, and michael russo and the other staff members in that sheriffs office, michael russo, the guy from the spca, told a reporter that, to his mind, he was pretty sure governor christie was going to step in and, quote, have this whole thing thrown out. and then guess what happened next? well, on may 8th, 2010, a grand jury did issue a 41-count