Amidst the turmoil surrounding the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Christina Corpus has filed a $10 million claim against the County, which could lead to a lawsuit. As reported by ABC7 News, Corpus accuses the county of discrimination and harassment. Her claim asserts she is being unfairly treated due to her gender and Latinx heritage.

Sheriff Corpus, represented by civil rights attorney Brad Gage, points to differential treatment by the County, which includes the release of her records, "She's being treated differently than other employees that are male and not Hispanic," Gage stated, as per ABC7 News. Meanwhile, the County has defended itself against these allegations, calling the sheriff's claims baseless distractions. The County has made the full report transcript available on its website, seeking to uphold transparency in the matter following questions about missing pages.

The County's response, released on the San Mateo County official website, counters that the claim is riddled with inaccuracies, including misspelled names and charges against former Judge LaDoris Cordell, who led the independent investigation into the sheriff's office; Cordell refutes any "evil scheme" as alleged.

In a particular focus of the claim, Gage expresses the need for full disclosure, as per ABC7 News, "We want the names of the witnesses," Gage said, "We want the complete report. It's a matter of fairness." The claim critiques the decision to omit 29 pages of an interview with the sheriff's chief of staff, Victor Aenlle, from Cordell's final report, including parts where Aenlle defends himself against accusations. According to a recording obtained by the I-Team, Aenlle insists on his non-involvement in any misconduct: "And just for the record, ma'am, I guess I want to make sure that it isn't misunderstood I never in any capacity or by myself and I've never benefited from any, any deals or been representing myself as a broker or an agent at all whatsoever."