A jury this week convicted a former candidate for Santa Clara County Sheriff of felony perjury, for falsely certifying that she had the required experience to run for the elected law enforcement job, the District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday.
A jury this week convicted a former candidate for Santa Clara County Sheriff of felony perjury, for falsely certifying that she had the required experience to run for the elected law enforcement job, the District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday.California law requires that candidates for sheriff have at least one year of law enforcement experience within the last five years or a certificate showing advanced training in law enforcement. Anh Colton, 51, of Cupertino, had neither.
Colton did not respond to the Spotlight's requests for comment at the time. Based on her false certification, Colton was listed on the primary ballot and received more than 4% of the vote, but not enough to have materially changed the outcome.
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