Becker’s trial started Nov. 6.
Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker appears in his trial for allegedly leaking a confidential civil grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers and then lying about it under oath, at the South County Morgan Hill Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. After only a few hours of deliberations, a jury delivered a crushing verdict for Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker: he is guilty of leaking an explosive civil grand jury report and then lying about it under oath.
“Unsportsmanlike Conduct” — a bombshell Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report — was released a month shy of Election Day in 2022 as Becker unsuccessfully challenged Mayor Lisa Gillmor for her seat. The report accused Becker and several other members of the council of having an improper relationship with the 49ers and holding closed door meetings with team lobbyists that potentially violated state law.
During closing arguments on Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney Jason Malinsky tried to persuade the jury that Chandhok had “no reason to lie.” “When you look at the totality of the evidence there is only one conclusion, that Becker committed both of these crimes,” Malinsky said in his closing arguments.
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