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The Chronicle ran an article that featured some previously unpublished info about the DA investigation into Sheriff Smith and her allies.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

Santa Clara County’s six-term sheriff and her closest allies are the subject of an ongoing criminal inquiry led by the office of DA Jeff Rosen.