Nyefrankcourtcase

Putting state investigators on the team helps inoculate the corruption investigation from the rapidly spreading political pestilence. It will also allow for an aggressive investigation into allegations that members of the Board of Supervisors and their staffs have also engaged in political activities on the public's dime without fear of political reprisal. After all, not all of the allegations come from those in the cross hairs of local prosecutors. Former federal prosecutor John C. Hueston, hired by the county to conduct an independent investigation into the Assessor's Office, linked political activities in that office to the offices of multiple county supervisors