SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — The person on the heart of the storm round San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus is giving his aspect of the story.
He says the scathing report towards the sheriff and her administration is constructed on lies. However that report has led to a felony investigation and requires the sheriff to resign. I-Workforce reporter Dan Noyes has the unique interview.
DAN NOYES: “Why speak now to me?”
VICTOR AENLLE: “I feel that is the appropriate time. I wished the reality to return out.”
The sheriff’s chief of workers says supporters of the previous sheriff are telling lies to convey Corpus down and to cease the change that she’s bringing to the division.
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Sheriff Christina Corpus informed us earlier this week she’s recognized Victor Aenlle for 17 years and that “we’re colleagues. I contemplate him a trusted confidant, a good friend.”
DAN NOYES: “Throughout all that point, did you and her ever change into romantic?”
VICTOR AENLLE: “No.”
DAN NOYES: “There’s by no means been bodily contact or a relationship relationship?”
VICTOR AENLLE: “No.”
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The long-time realtor grew to become indispensable throughout Corpus’ marketing campaign for sheriff; he appeared at a kickoff occasion with the candidate. However, the audit commissioned by the county and carried out by retired Santa Clara County Choose LaDoris Cordell cites one present worker on the Millbrae sheriff’s substation. She says when Corpus labored there earlier than she grew to become sheriff, the worker noticed her and Aenlle kissing, giving one another massages, and making flirty jokes that made her uncomfortable. Corpus–and now Aenlle–says that is a lie.
VICTOR AENLLE: “And, I am completed with that. And, I am completed, as a result of this has been performed again and again simply to smear her title.”
DAN NOYES: “I did discover, and I’ve reported that a lot of the accusations when it comes to you and the sheriff being romantic got here from a single worker.”
VICTOR AENLLE: “Right.”
VICTOR AENLLE: “I do not need to get into worker points. I am saying that her statements aren’t truthful. I imagine she had an agenda behind them.”
DAN NOYES: “So, let’s speak about these 40 those who Choose Cordell interviewed. Are you saying that almost all of these are supporters of the previous sheriff, Bolanos?”
VICTOR AENLLE: “Completely. I am saying that. And some of them are scared for his or her job, as a result of when you do not kiss the ring on this county, they’ll push you out proper now.”
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Aenlle was third-in-line as civilian chief of workers, reporting to Undersheriff Dan Perea. From these interviews, the Cordell report concluded Aenlle had main affect over the sheriff.
“Clearly does not really feel good,” Aenlle stated. “It is disappointing. I feel the folks which are there know the reality and know what’s been completed up to now.”
The report discovered that Aenlle might have dedicated a misdemeanor crime, and that the sheriff may face a misdemeanor cost for giving it to him. Aenlle’s badge has a “chief of workers” bar on the prime.
“I imagine Choose Cordell is out of line,” Aenlle stated. “Earlier than she made these negligent statements, she ought to have checked.”
Aenlle supplied his coaching information that present he is a reserve deputy for the division, has all of the coaching of a fulltime sworn officer. He additionally labored on the division’s firing vary as an teacher for 9 years. Video will be seen of him educating County Supervisor Noelia Corzo to shoot. She’s now his largest detractor.
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“So, she’s very involved that she’s arising for reelection and he or she has no cash,” Aenlle stated. “So, I have been informed that she’s made some offers with sure folks. I do not know. I do not know if that is factual or not, that they will fund her. And that is why she’s doing this. She’s disclosed this to a variety of folks.”
Aenlle informed us his work as a realtor and in private safety stopped when Corpus introduced him on as chief of workers. Dan Noyes additionally requested about costly items the report accuses him of giving the sheriff.
DAN NOYES: “Did you purchase $11,000 diamond earrings and Louboutin boots for the sheriff?”
VICTOR AENLLE: “No.”
DAN NOYES: “The place’d that come from?”
VICTOR AENLLE: “I do not know.”
We additionally requested about Donald Trump’s Sept. 12 fundraising go to to Woodside. The report says the marketing campaign workers allowed the sheriff to designate two folks for a photograph with the now president-elect. She picked a captain and a deputy. An FBI agent claims Aennle approached, recognized himself as chief of workers, and stated, “Who? A deputy getting a photograph over me?” The report says he made a scene till he was allowed to take this image.
“The primary man who was working the safety, I knew him very nicely,” Aenlle stated. “So that you simply come on line, come within the line and take an image with us and no matter else. And, and ended up there. The man comes as much as me, he goes, ‘Hey, you are not on the listing.’ I am like, ‘yeah.’ ‘Who’re you?’ ‘So, I am the chief of workers. I am, I am right here happening on the sheriff.’ OK, now let’s on, ‘No matter, simply transfer ahead.'”
With all of this flack, with calls from the Board of Supervisors, the deputy sheriff’s union, and the captains’ name for the sheriff and her chief of workers to resign, Victor Aenlle says he won’t.
“I feel the residents of this county deserve extra. And that is what Sheriff Corpus has been preventing for. And for my part, I proceed to encourage her and help her as a result of on the finish of all this, she’s going to be victorious,” Aenlle stated.
Supervisor Corzo texted Dan Noyes to say “it is unequivocally false” that she’s receiving any monetary help to pursue these accusations.
Aenlle complains that Choose Cordell did little to confirm the claims.
One one who witnessed many of those alleged interactions was Undersheriff Dan Perea, and he was not interviewed for the audit.
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