REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Victor Aenlle, a central figure in the scandal surrounding San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county and some of its top officials on Thursday.

New civil rights lawsuit

The 114-page complaint accuses the county of retaliation, wrongful termination, abuse of power, and defamation. County Executive Mike Callagy and the board of supervisors are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.

"The County of San Mateo, Defendant Callagy, and its officials terminated Dr. Aenlle's employment as Chief of Staff, deprived him of procedural and substantive due process, and retaliated against him for protected speech and association in support of Sheriff Corpus," the lawsuit reads.

In November 2024, the county released a

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