RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: Ex-Monterey Park Mayor Sharon Martinez indicted on 5 Felony counts ranging from misuse of city logo, campaign forgery, yada, yada.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Ex-Monterey Park Mayor Sharon Martinez indicted on 5 Felony counts ranging from misuse of city logo, campaign forgery, yada, yada.

Note: Today at 3 p.m., the Cerritos City Council will be meeting at the Cerritos Library to discuss "Protocol" and ethics by its elected officials. Over in Monterey Park, former Mayor Sharon Martinez has been indicted on 5 felonies for forging and using a "city seal" in a campaign mailing, signing another city council members name on a campaign mailing, and other misdeeds.

I hope that this TIMELY information is useful to the community here in CERRITOS.

Remember, there are certain simple things that you "CAN" and "CANNOT DO" as elected officials, like misusing the City Seal in unofficial city business or for political purposes.

This criminal case in Monterey Park needs to be EXAMINED very carefully by every elected official and city staff member in EVERY city hall in Los Angeles County.

Randy Economy

MONTEREY PARK – Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley has charged former Mayor and Councilwoman Sharon Martinez with five felonies in connection with a 2007 election campaign mailer.

Martinez, 43, was charged on Feb. 26 with one count of conspiracy to commit false campaign advertisement, one count of false campaign advertisement, one count of forgery, one count of use of a counterfeit city seal, one count of perjury and one misdemeanor attempt to dissuade a witness, said David Demerjian, head deputy of the District Attorney's Office Public Integrity.

If convicted, Martinez faces a maximum of five years and four months in state prison, Demerjian said.

The charges stem from a 2007 election campaign mailer that targeted Councilman Frank Venti, Demerjian said.

The mailer contained a letter signed by Venti claiming he was working to oust the city's fire department and replace it with a contract with Los Angeles County Fire Department, Venti said. The signature on the letter was a forgery and contained a counterfeit city seal, according to the complaint filed by the district attorney's office.

Martinez paid Alhambra political consultant Melrose Castillo $5,000 in cash to produce and distribute the mailer, anonymously, according to the complaint. Castillo is also charged with the same five felonies, according to the complaint.

Martinez had served on the Monterey Park City Council since 2001 before she was defeated in a reelection bid last year.

She came in fourth in the March 2009 election when Councilwoman Betty Tom Chu replaced her on the council with an election victory. Councilman David Lau was also reelected that year.

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Anonymous said...: What a shame for this to happen, even after all the warnings had been flagged; Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:50:00 PM

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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Ex-Monterey Park Mayor Sharon Martinez indicted on 5 Felony counts ranging from misuse of city logo, campaign forgery, yada, yada.

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