Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown has expressed support for Harlan Kelly, the ex-utilities boss awaiting sentencing in a corruption case. Brown, along with others, seeks leniency for Kelly, who was found guilty of participating in a bribery scheme. Brown wrote a letter to the judge emphasizing that personal gain was not Kelly's motivation for violating laws.
“‘One thing I am certain of is that personal gain was never his motivation for violating our laws,’ Brown wrote in his letter to U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg.” Willie he learned from you, and everything you’ve ever done was for personal gain 🙄 https://t.co/HgO8cpdfBg
“If I were still in government, I would do my utmost to provide Harlan Kelly with a second chance.” You should switch places with him, Willie, since you’re the head of the #CityFamily monster. Your protégés clearly weren’t as smart as you. They got caught. https://t.co/CxJ55AjdEX
Willie Brown is among those seeking leniency for the former general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, who was found guilty at trial of participating in a bribery scheme. https://t.co/5S1AXQrZmE
Willie Brown is among the many coming out in support of Harlan Kelly as the ex-utilities boss awaits sentencing in a corruption case. “If I were still in government, I would do my utmost to provide Harlan Kelly with a second chance,” Brown writes the judge https://t.co/vAvMReSEva
Opinion | I know we play the can-you-imagine? game too often. But can you imagine if a Republican governor took care of a disgraced prosecutor who had flat-out tried to rig an election and then lied about it by getting him a job? https://t.co/WX0ObzaJSA