Former top sheriff’s aide seeks $15 million from San Mateo County over firing – The Mercury News



A former top aide to San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus is seeking at least $15 million in damages from the county, alleging wrongful termination, retaliation and racial discrimination tied to the release of a scathing investigative report into the sheriff’s office.

Victor Aenlle, the sheriff’s former chief of staff, filed a legal claim accusing county officials of conspiring to “defame, retaliate, and remove” him by “orchestrating” the release of the Cordell report — a more than 400-page document detailing alleged corruption, misconduct and nepotism inside the sheriff’s department under Corpus’ leadership.

Aenlle is seeking $5 million for lost earnings and reputational harm, $5 million for emotional distress, and $5 million for punitive damages. He is also requesting an unspecified amount for legal fees.

In his claim, Aenlle alleges that he was targeted because of his race, writing that the actions taken against him constituted “treatment that was not imposed on similarly situated non-Latino employees.”

“White executive staff who reported directly to Sheriff Corpus were not publicly maligned, barred from county facilities, or subjected to retaliatory enforcement actions,” the claim states.



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