Martin Nielsen admitted to exchanging a hefty donation to support former sheriff Laurie Smith’s 2018 re-election to get concealed-carry weapons permits for his security firm.
SAN JOSE — A former member of a high-end executive security outfit that protected Silicon Valley icons like Mark Zuckerberg has been sentenced to probation for his role in aMartin Nielsen who once helped run the firm AS Solution, was sentenced for misdemeanor crimes related to a hefty donation agreement with sheriff’s brass to secure concealed-carry weapons permits for their security agents.
Nielsen’s attorney, M. Gerald Schwartzbach, said his client has “really paid a significant price” for his crimes and supported Chase’s recommendation. Both Stromgren and West are still awaiting sentencing, with their next court hearing scheduled for Oct. 29. West and Nielsen were connected to Schumb by Nichols, a friend of Nielsen’s, and Nahal, an attorney who knew Schumb and his connections to the sheriff. Schumb co-managed finances for the Santa Clara County Public Safety Alliance, an independent expenditure committee that backed Smith.
Stromgren admitted to instructing his agents on the Facebook security team to fill out their applications with fraudulent Santa Clara County addresses to mask the fact they lived out of the county and were therefore ineligible for the special gun permits from the sheriff’s office.
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