May 28, 2021 Appeals Court Disqualifies Rosen in Sheriff Firearm Permits Case By Katie Lauer Calls friendship with Christopher Schumb “a fatal conflict that cannot be ignored” and impediment to fair trial. Read More 2
November 23, 2020 New Defendants in CCW Case Push Back on Bribery Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Attorneys for local insurance broker Harpreet Chadha and Apple security chief Thomas Moyer call the pay-to-play allegations baseless. Read More 4
September 21, 2020 Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Santa Clara County CCW Case By Jennifer Wadsworth Capt. James Jensen, attorneys Harpaul Nahal and Christopher Schumb and gun dealer Michael Nichols go to trial on Nov. 2. Read More 11
August 31, 2020 Breaking: CCW Defendants Seek to Disqualify DA as CEO Pleads By Jennifer Wadsworth Attorneys for some of the defendants in the case say District Attorney Jeff Rosen has conflicts that precludes a fair prosecution. Read More 18
August 29, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Witnesses Describe Two-Track System for CCW Permits in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth In Santa Clara County, it seems the vast majority of applicants for the permits, known as CCWs, never got past the first step. Read More 7
August 28, 2020 Exclusive: Sheriff Smith, Second-in-Command Take the Fifth By Jennifer Wadsworth Laurie Smith and Rick Sung spent the the whole of their testimony in a CCW bribery case invoking their right against self-incrimination. Read More 19
August 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Cites Memory Lapse in CCW Testimony By Silicon Valley Newsroom While Wasserman dodges questions, the person believed to have processed his application faces some serious consequences. Read More 9
August 27, 2020 Facebook Exec Security Team Escapes Prosecution in Gun Permit Scandal—So Far By Jennifer Wadsworth The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues. Read More 6
August 21, 2020 Former Executive Protection CEO Indicted in CCW Bribery Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth AS Solution founder Christian West, 51, faces two felony counts of bribery and falsifying records. An arraignment has been set for Aug. 31. Read More 7
July 23, 2020 BREAKING: Criminal Grand Jury Convenes in Sheriff’s CCW Case By Silicon Valley Newsroom The DA would have begun the grand jury proceedings sooner had the pandemic not forced a months-long shutdown of the courts. Read More 12
November 8, 2019 DA Targets Santa Clara County Undersheriff as Part of Ongoing Concealed Weapons Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources confirmed that DA investigators descended upon the Younger Avenue office on Thursday and took Sung’s computer and other items. Read More 12
January 24, 2019 Santa Clara County DA: ‘No Matter How Long It Takes, We Will Bend the Arc Toward Justice By Silicon Valley Newsroom A transcript of the speech Jeff Rosen delivered at his Jan. 23, 2019, swearing-in to a third term as district attorney. Read More 25
December 15, 2017 San Jose School Board Trustee Charged with Stealing Campaign Funds Raised from Developers By Josh Koehn John Lindner, a Franklin-McKinley School District trustee, has been charged with grand theft, perjury and violating state election law. Read More 7
May 15, 2017 Milpitas City Manager Charged Personal Legal Fees to Taxpayers By Jennifer Wadsworth According to records obtained by San Jose Inside, Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams tried to charge taxpayers for his personal legal expenses. Read More 2
August 24, 2016 DA’s Office Flip-Flops on Charges for Jail Guard Assault 3 Years Ago By The Fly A former Santa Clara County jail guard was arrested on suspicion of beating an inmate years ago, raising concerns about what took so long. Read More 5
May 24, 2016 2 Jail Guards Charged with Beating Shackled Inmate By Jennifer Wadsworth Two Santa Clara County jail guards have been charged with beating a shackled inmate, the District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Read More 9
