An independent retired judge has found multiple causes to remove San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus from her post following a two-week hearing to decide her fate.

Retired Superior Court Judge James Emerson, the independent hearing officer during the August proceedings, released his advisory opinion to the county on Monday , concluding that Corpus violated laws related to her official duties by engaging in conflicts of interest and acts of retaliation.

In particular, Emerson found that Corpus allegedly used her position to benefit her former chief-of-staff Victor Aenlle, with whom she has a close personal relationship outside the boundaries of a professional working relationship, despite both of their denials , the opinion said. The opinion stated that Corpus "elevated he

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