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CUMBERLAND — Allegany County commissioners on Thursday approved a five-year lease at $2,300 per month with renewal options for Allegany Biochar, LLC, for land on Pittsburgh Plate Glass Road currently
Former longtime Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith was formally removed from office Tuesday by the Superior Court as a result of guilty verdicts in her civil corruption trial that concluded earlier this month.
Santa Clara County will see a major shakeup with new leaders taking charge—for the first time in decades, in some cases. Local law enforcement and county health care workers are sounding alarms on issues at work, while the longtime county sheriff resigned and was found guilty of corruption.
A civil grand jury has found her guilty on all six counts she was charged with, including corruption and willful misconduct.
The unusual trial, which sought only to remove Laurie Smith from office, continued even after Smith abruptly stepped down Monday. She was found guilty on six counts of committing willful or corrupt misconduct in office.