Lei Ann Larson runs her campaign on the basis that Gary Singh has a criminal record and Ben Cantu has done nothing with his four years in office, while touting her own history as "conviction free". It's difficult to get actual answers out of Mrs. Larson about who she is and where she came from. Little is known about her other than she's been a resident of Manteca for 11 years.
This prompted various members to search the internet to try to discover any information, other than what she has posted on her website, about who she is and what she stands for. It appears that while technically she is accurate in stating she's "conviction free", she indeed does have a criminal record of her own.
All of the following information is public record and found using an internet search engine. It appears that Lei Ann Larson, then, Lei Ann Varletta-Young, was arrested on May 5th, 2011 for FELONY Custodial Interference in Maricopa County, Arizona. The charges were eventually dismissed on May 22, 2013, after two years of court proceedings including multiple trials, however, the final order resulted in sole legal custody of the minor child involved in the incident being awarded to father, Scott Joseph Sakry, with visitation time being granted to the mother, Lei Ann Varletta-Young. While we are sympathetic to Lei Ann's circumstances at the time, this information is relevant for two reasons. 1) Lei Ann is misleading when attacking Gary Singh for having a criminal record and her having none. 2) In all the public record we were able to find, Lei Ann never provides an actual defense for her criminal charge that we are able to decipher. Instead what we see is roughly two years of litigation where Lei Ann continually attempts to have the case dismissed on technicalities, accusing the court of not having jurisdiction, or that the court's custody decision was an abuse of discretion. This is important because it aligns with her statements today, how, in our opinion, she never fully "addresses the question" and instead "verbally dances around it and circles back to mud slinging towards her opponents". The full details of the final court's order, including the above stated "word play and technicalities", can be read here. We urge you to lookup the facts for yourself and educate yourself in order to make an informed decision. |
Gary Singh on the other hand, has been 100% transparent, open, and honest about his record. The sting operation conducted by the DEA, where in 2006 his store sold more than the allowed amount of Sudafed medication by a new law that was about to go into effect limiting the amount that could be purchased in a single transaction. Gary and his family, being threatened with revoking citizenship and thus facing deportation, agreed to plead guilty to the misdemeanor charge. There were, unfortunately, very racist undertones the Singh family had to endure during this time, and it's believed by some, to be the driving factor behind being targeted by the DEA. Read more about the specifics of the incident here, or approach Singh and ask him yourself, as he's always been 100% open and honest about this nightmare the Singh family had to endure. |
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