A Santa Clara city councilmember delayed entering his pleas Monday on criminal charges for allegedly lying about leaking a grand jury report on the San Francisco 49ers' political influence and relationships with the city's elected officials.
Grand jury report says Santa Clara city councilmembers may have violated ethics laws on 49ers issuesSANTA CLARA -- Santa Clara city councilmember delayed entering his pleas Monday on criminal charges for allegedly lying about leaking a grand jury report on the San Francisco 49ers' political influence and relationships with the city's elected officials.
Becker, a Democrat, was indicted Friday for allegedly providing a secret report titled,"Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council," to the team's former top spokesperson and a local news outlet in 2022, days ahead of its official release. The report called Becker and four other Santa Clara councilmembers the"49er Five" and claimed the five elected officials met regularly with the team's lobbyists without publicly disclosing the topics of discussion.
Becker declined to comment when reached by phone Monday. Christopher Montoya, the public defender representing him, did not immediately respond to phone and text messages seeking comment. "When you leak a confidential report to the target of that report, you're taking sides against Santa Clara County," he said."When you do both of those things — leak and lie — as an elected official, who's sworn to protect and defend the interest of your constituents before and above your private interests, you have violated everyone's trust and broken the law."The 49ers play in Levi's Stadium in the city of Santa Clara, about 35 miles south of San Francisco.
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