Donations, Gun Permits Link to Facebook Security Detail
Five months after executive bodyguard Martin Nielsen donated $45,000 to an independent campaign committee supporting Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s re-election, she gave him a hard-to-get...
View ArticleFacebook’s Executive Protection Firm Received Four Gun Permits
Last week, Santa Clara County finally released a current list of people who received permission from Sheriff Laurie Smith to carry concealed guns. At the time, we reported that two of them worked for...
View ArticleDA Targets Santa Clara County Undersheriff as Part of Ongoing Concealed...
The Santa Clara County District Attorney served yet another search warrant on a high-ranking law enforcement official as part of a months-long probe into whether Sheriff Laurie Smith’s top brass...
View ArticleLawyers, Guns and Money: Four Charged in Corruption Probe
Two local attorneys, an elite gun specialist and a senior member of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s command staff will face charges in connection with an investigation into the issuance of...
View ArticleDefendants Plead Not Guilty in Santa Clara County CCW Case
Four people accused of conspiring to trade campaign donations for concealed gun permits pleaded not guilty this morning. A trial has been set for Nov. 2. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Capt. James...
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