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San Mateo sheriff turmoil: Memo alleges scheme to conceal rifles


A San Mateo County official on Thursday revealed an explosive memo addressed to embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus from her second-in-command Dan Perea, detailing an alleged scheme to conceal weapons stored in the department’s executive office.

The memo, dated Nov. 14, was sent two days after the county disclosed a scathing independent auditor’s report that claimed Victor Aenlle, Corpus’ former chief of staff, had improper access to three rifles with silencers. The report noted that since Aenlle is a civilian, possessing the rifles could be a felony offense.

According to the memo, Aenlle instructed Undersheriff Perea to change the code to a safe that Aenlle claimed contained three rifles.

“This is how they are going to get me,” Aenlle allegedly told Perea.

Perea wrote that he refused to change the code and documented the interaction the day that it happened, noting a “San Mateo County investigation which included information related to these rifles.”

San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller, along with Supervisor Noelia Corzo, has led calls for Corpus to resign amid ongoing turmoil in the sheriff’s office. During a press conference on Thursday, Mueller provided more details related to the memo.

“Aenlle pushed for the executive team to have silencers for rifles even though Mr. Aenlle was prohibited from having access,” Mueller said. “At the time the request was made, there was an active investigation taking place. The undersheriff states that Mr. Aenlle suggested the undersheriff send staff home early and change the code. (Perea) did not act on the request and told Aenlle to stop contacting him.”

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The county auditor’s report, authored by retired judge LaDoris Cordell, found the Sheriff’s Office purchased 220 rifles with silencers, which the department received about four months ago. In September, a captain directed a sworn employee, who was unnamed in the report, to give three silencer rifles to Corpus, Perea and then-Assistant Sheriff Matthew Fox, according to the report.

The employee told the captain that Aenlle should not have a rifle because he was a civilian, and that neither the Corpus, Perea …read more

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