Santa Clara County Official Pleads Guilty to All Charges

Metro Silicon Valley | March 18, 2013
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President George Shirkawa pleaded guilty to all 12 charges against him. A Metro Silicon Valley investigation first exposed Shirkawa's actions in September 2012.

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