Disgraced former Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. pleaded no contest late Monday acknowledging that he dreamed up a deceptive mailer campaign, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 20. He could face up to a year in jail. But according to the Mercury News, Superior Court Judge Ron Del Pozzo indicated he is likely to sentence Shirakawa to community service.
Shirakawa has already served seven months behind bars in an unrelated corruption case and was released in May.
The plea came as the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office signaled its willingness to offer immunity to former San Jose City Councilman Xavier Campos to testify against Shirakawa, according to the Mercury News.
