Four Years Ago, an
Outpost Investigation Found Law-Breaking Within the County’s Public Administrator Bureau. To Date, No One Has Been Held Publicly Accountable.
Outpost file photo.
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Humboldt County Sheriff William “Billy” Honsal had been on the job for less that three months when, in June of 2017, an
Outpost investigation revealed that employees in his department had been breaking the law knowingly or unknowingly for years.
Specifically, deputies working in the Public Administrator Bureau had been selling items from the estates of the recently deceased to fellow deputies, their family members and other county insiders. Automobiles, electronics, furniture, a firearm and more were sold with minimal documentation at prices well below market value.