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Former San Mateo County sheriff's chief of staff alleges wrongful termination by Mike Callagy

Victor Aenlle, eThe now former chief of staff for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office alleged that he was removed from his post "without apparent reason" and in an "illegal" manner, according to an order sent by County Executive Mike Callagy, and he will take his case to court.

The now former chief of staff of the San Mateo County Sheriff's OfficeVictor Aenlle, who claimed to have been removed from his position “without apparent reason” and in an “illegal” manner, said the order was sent by County Executive Mike Callagy, and he will take his case to court.

This was stated by Aenlle himself in an interview with Marcos Gutiérrez and Manuel Ortiz during the radio program Península 360 Press on Hecho en California, where he said that they have kept in office elements who do not want Christina Corpus as sheriff, joining Mike Callagy to remove her.

"They know they should have removed me, because I have always supported Sheriff Corpus since day one when they wanted to remove her," he said.

“Mike Callagy thinks he is God, that he has a lot of power, and if you are not on their side, if you do not think like them, then they take you away, push you away and use the county attorneys, the power and our money to advance their opinions and agendas that they have,” Aenlle said. 

Christina Corpus, was accused of abuse of power, retaliation, intimidation, homophobia and racism in her office, through an independent investigation. When facing the charges, her immediate resignation was requested, even in December 2024 she was offered one million dollars and four years of health insurance in exchange for leaving her position; it is currently unknown whether this figure has increased, however, other means have been sought to remove her from office. 

“Now they are trying to get rid of her with 5.5 million dollars for an election that would not be legal, because it is only a proposition for the general election,” explained Marcos Gutierrez. 

The media fight between San Mateo County and Sheriff Christina Corpus has been marred by inconsistencies with interviews and dubious evidence; despite the accusations, the community has shown its support for the sheriff on several occasions.

For his part, Marcos Gutierrez said that the San Mateo County administrator has manipulated several administration supervisors to campaign against Sheriff Christina Corpus, questioning why they do not like her. 

Aenlle responded that Corpus went so far as to change the administration and all the plans that the county supervisors had, who have not agreed with the sheriff, as they want to continue operating in a bad manner.

The former official experienced the death of his brother, who was murdered in San Mateo County, experiencing the injustice that exists among the authorities, which is why he decided to make a difference, dedicating 17 years of his life to service to generate change. 

“We came in with passion and heart to generate change. We started looking for police officers, people who were police officers with good hearts, so that they could truly serve the community, but they don’t want that change. They were saying that with Sheriff Corpus there are too many Mexicans, Latinos, Chinese or blacks, they don’t want that, they stick with the mentality of racism,” he said.

He also commented that Mike Callagy wants his friend Ryan Monaghan to take over as Corpus: “Ryan is not a leader and he does not do things right, he only does what people want, and what I have heard is that he only wants to put his friends in.”

For the former Corpus Chief of Staff, the sheriff represents the Latino community, she has compassion and reflects it in her treatment of people and her way of speaking, “it is seen in the affection of the people and in the programs that have been generated in the community, the commitment to others.”

He also expressed his disagreement with what they want to do with Corpus and the community, because “just trying to remove a sheriff who was elected by the community itself, with 760 thousand people in the county, only to put 5 people that they want is not right.” 

In the investigation, Aenlle said that of the 40 people who were interviewed, half no longer worked at the Sheriff's Office, and the other half are against Corpus' position, which casts doubt on the report "which is based on many lies," putting into question the real interests behind the conflict. 

Finally, Aenlle explained that she will file the corresponding complaints so that her rights are respected. 

 

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