An employee for former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against her old boss, alleging repeated harassment and intimidation.
An employee for former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against her old boss, alleging repeated harassment and intimidation.
Former longtime Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith was formally removed from office Tuesday by the Superior Court as a result of guilty verdicts in her civil corruption trial that concluded earlier this month.
Grand jury testimony portrays a freewheeling Santa Clara County concealed-carry weapon process, detailed in 900 pages of grand jury transcripts released late last month.
Michael Nichols will be the first indicted defendant convicted from a wide-ranging probe that spurred the ouster of former sheriff Laurie Smith amid allegations her office favor-traded concealed firearm licenses.