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Former Santa Clara County undersheriff pleads guilty in gun permit bribery scheme

Prosecutors accused former undersheriff Rick Sung of leveraging the Sheriff Office's rarely-issued gun permits to secure 200 iPads as well a

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Prosecutors accused former undersheriff Rick Sung of leveraging the Sheriff Office's rarely-issued gun permits to secure 200 iPads as well as a luxury suite for Smith and her friends at San Jose Sharks games.

Original reporting: LA Times, California.

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