Victor Aenlle, the former chief of staff to Sheriff Christina Corpus — who faces multiple efforts to remove her from office — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against San Mateo County, County Executive Officer Michael Callagy and other top officials. The suit alleges “retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, and abuse of power.”

The lawsuit, announced Thursday by his attorneys at the Fellner Law Group in San Francisco, claims county officials “illegally targeted and fired Aenlle” last year for supporting Corpus, the county’s first Latina sheriff.

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Aenlle has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with Corpus and of usurping her authority. He is a central figure in the ongoing effort to remove her. Both deny the allegations, saying their relati

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