This is all true.

This is also Monterey County where the Monterey County District Attorney's office was complicit in letting a fired Monterey County Sheriff's Sgt. walk on two felonies while Charles McKee allowed the Sheriff to rehire him then promote him.

* John Phillips ImageImage
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.@MontereyPolice have never run a credible investigation into major narcotics traffickers and money launderers with International relationships yet daily harass and abuse the homeless/mentally ill. It's a tourist cop shop who dress like they are going to invade Poland. Image
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.@HaffaAlan has had discussions with @RepJimmyPanetta's Plasha Will on marijuana regulation in Monterey. Plasha Will is in business with Mike Bitar, a man who was charged with multiple felonies when he had a fast food franchise for failing to pay workers comp premiums.
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Two #Monterey men helped two other Monterey men from Planet Gemini (a nightclub that employed off duty Monterey Cops) fame, scam a loan out of an FBI investigated Ponzi schemer (who also operated in Monterey County with impunity because of political connections) and hold onto
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the Fox Theater. After the "Lane" brothers busted out what was left of their Planet Gemini holding company their liquor license (a coveted lottery item in Monterey County) was "sold" to Sal Jimenez and Hector Campos and their Dennis Donohue rigged up Bankers Casino.
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If the name Sal Jimenez sounds familiar he recently made news and received props from Supervisor @PhillipsForSupe for paying $7,000,000 for the Red Barn in Prunedale. (with whose money?) - in the middle of an economic collapse and pandemic.

And this is "just the tip".
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So thank you @HaffaAlan for your self-righteously stating the obvious about what Dictators do. We know. We have all been paying attention.

Locally, as an elected - the question is, have you? Because you, my friend, have a special responsibility to the public.

#USA

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