County Officials Disregard Own Attorneys

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Twice in less than two months, top-ranking San Bernardino County officials have dismissed their own attorneys' conclusions of unethical behavior and misconduct in county affairs.

The two attorneys, Geoff Hopper and Leonard Gumport, have both worked for the county for years and previously earned high praise for their work. Gumport unraveled the county's 1990s bribery scandals, and was invited back to investigate allegations of misconduct in county land deals. Hopper was hired to protect the county from more than a dozen lawsuits from former county employees. In separate matters, both attorneys determined that individuals obligated to act in the county's interest failed to do so.

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County Officials Disregard Own Attorneys

In a series of leaked memos in July, Hopper alleged that the chairman of the county's Board of Supervisors, Bill Postmus, tried to undercut the county's own legal defense in a lawsuit brought by a former employee. The plaintiff, Elizabeth Sanchez, resigned after disclosing that she was romantically inv...

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