Mayor, Council Target of Corruption Investigation
The Stanislaus County sheriff and district attorney are investigating money-laundering allegations against Mayor Carmen Sabatino and the City Council.
The state attorney general’s office requested the investigation, Stanislaus Dist. Atty. James Brazelton said Tuesday.
Sabatino is accused of failing to disclose $3 million in business loans, as required by state law. And the district attorney is looking at whether the council was guilty of favoritism toward builders of a 1,700-acre housing development in exchange for campaign contributions.
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