Martin Nielsen and Jack Stromgren pleaded guilty today to allegations that they plotted to exchange bribes for CCW permits.

District Attorney Jeff Rosen can continue to prosecute five defendants accused of plotting to exchange bribes for hidden-gun permits.

Attorneys for some of the defendants in the case say District Attorney Jeff Rosen has conflicts that precludes a fair prosecution.

Laurie Smith and Rick Sung spent the the whole of their testimony in a CCW bribery case invoking their right against self-incrimination.

While Wasserman dodges questions, the person believed to have processed his application faces some serious consequences.

The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues.

AS Solution founder Christian West, 51, faces two felony counts of bribery and falsifying records. An arraignment has been set for Aug. 31.

The DA claims that a sheriff’s official falsified an application for a concealed carry weapon permit for the South County supervisor.

The probe targeting Sheriff Laurie Smith’s inner circle was triggered by San Jose Inside’s inquiry into a suspicious campaign contribution.

The DA would have begun the grand jury proceedings sooner had the pandemic not forced a months-long shutdown of the courts.

Sources confirmed that DA investigators descended upon the Younger Avenue office on Thursday and took Sung’s computer and other items.

Just months after Martin Nielsen made an unusual political donation to the sheriff, she apparently granted him and a few colleagues CCW permits.

The names appear on a list from the Sheriff’s Office, which is under investigation by the DA for the way it grants concealed gun permits.

The Chronicle ran an article that featured some previously unpublished info about the DA investigation into Sheriff Smith and her allies.

And he shared enough hints for subpoena-empowered investigators to track down the true source of funds behind a $45,000 political donation.

Executive protection company AS Solution said it will help the DA as needed, and has even launched its own internal inquiry into the matter.