Current Rancho Santa Margarita city council member Carol Gamble will plead guilty to falsify records to put her name on the ballot in exchange for a plea deal.
Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Carol Gamble, a founding member of the city's first council in 2000, will plead guilty to making a false affidavit on paperwork she filed to get on the ballot, according to Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer. Wednesday’s announcement comes a week after Fullerton City Council candidate Scott Markowitz agreed to a plea deal after being charged with falsifying nomination paperwork.
However, Rancho Santa Margarita residents led by Shawn Gordon, a former council candidate, sent a letter to Orange County Registrar Bob Page alerting him to potential fraud. The TimesOC reviewed Gordon’s letter last week and a notarized complaint from a resident that stated, “Ms. Gamble was not present at that time and did not witness my signature.” The letter was forwarded to Spitzer’s office, according to Gordon. “I’m hoping Spitzer does the right thing,” he said last week.
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