Locally, we had a woman named Crystal Powser who filed a declaration with a court of law that was not only credible but contained facts that were not in dispute. The corrupt Monterey County bench sealed the declaration and Powser was made out to be a nut.

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It was one of the worst treatments (publicly) by established figures on the Monterey County bench. Like Robert O'Farrell, like Stephen Sillman, like Michael Fields, like Russ Scott.

And Russ Scott is the sleazy Monterey College of Law graduate that threw out the crim case
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against a Monterey County sheriff's sergeant who was later rehired by Steve Bernal and promoted to "Commander" - fancy talk for Lieutenant.

This is Steve Bernal:

voicesofmontereybay.org/2020/11/13/mon…
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This isn't difficult @bradleyzeve.

Think Oakland has problems @DarwinBondGraha ? Try #Monterey.

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The MoCo District Attorney is also an elected official. She also ran unopposed (no Scott Davis didn't challenge her)
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The abuses here have been tacitly sanctioned by the Gov. @GavinNewsom and a feckless California AG @AGBecerra.
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