Anh Colton falsely declared on candidate forms that she had mandated law-enforcement experience and credentials to run for office.
SAN JOSE — A fringe candidate who ran for Santa Clara County sheriff two years ago has been convicted of perjury for signing a sworn declaration falsely stating she had mandated law-enforcement experience and credentials to hold the office then later defended herself by calling the requirement unconstitutional.
Anh Colton, 51, of Cupertino, was convicted of felony perjury Wednesday after a one-day jury trial and was sentenced to jail time she had already served, which officially amounted to 134 days, according to authorities and court records.after she garnered 4% of the vote from a five-way race in that month’s primary election.
Colton, who represented herself in the perjury case, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. After she was charged two years ago, she belatedly responded to a reporter’s request for comment by sending a video link to an interview she did with a right-wing website in which she suggested she was being persecuted for her political beliefs and said “God’s truth will prevail.”
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