Ross Mirkarimi has joined the ranks of celebrities with the latest addition to his legal team.High-profile Los Angeles attorney Shepard Kopp, who previously represented celebrities Michael Jackson and Winona Ryder, has signed on to help defend the suspended sheriff in his bid to overturn his ouster by Mayor Ed Lee.
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Neighbors have accused suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and his wife, Eliana Lopez, of illegally goading them to destroy video evidence in the couple’s domestic violence case, but Lopez now says Mirkarimi wasn’t aware the video existed at the time of the request in question.
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Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife has been granted permission to take their 2-year-old son to Venezuela for five weeks while she visits her ailing father, according to a court order issued Friday.
The order issued by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ronald Albers modifies one issued in early February, when Mirkarimi, embroiled in a domestic violence scandal that earlier this week cost him his job as sheriff, was granted visitation rights with his son, Theo.
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Mayor Ed Lee suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from office Wednesday afternoon after serving his attorney with a nine-page document outlining charges of alleged official misconduct, which could result in his permanent removal from the office he has held since January.
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The husband of the key witness in the domestic violence case against Ross Mirkarimi has alleged that the sheriff and his wife repeatedly encouraged them to destroy evidence supporting the case.
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Whether a case can be made to suspend Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from office under the “official misconduct” section of the City Charter has developed into a game of political hot potato between City Hall and the District Attorney’s Office.Mirkarimi pleaded guilty last week to a charge of false imprisonment of his wife, Eliana Lopez, in exchange for dismissal of three charges related to a New Year’s Eve clash at their home.
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Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi said he was “ashamed and deeply sorry” and vowed to become “a better public servant,” after a judge sentenced him Monday for his role in a domestic violence incident against his wife.
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San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi fought back tears as he apologized this morning after being sentenced to three years’ probation for a misdemeanor charge in his domestic violence case.Mirkarimi, 50, pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor count of false imprisonment in a deal with prosecutors, who agreed to drop three other charges stemming from a Dec. 31 incident in which he allegedly grabbed his wife’s arm during an argument.
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Victim advocacy groups are furious about the lack of remorse they perceive coming from Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, despite his guilty plea earlier this week in a high-profile domestic violence case.They gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday to say Mirkarimi isn’t taking responsibility for his actions, based on published comments suggesting that the plea arose from his case becoming too expensive and burdening his family — not necessarily any real guilt.
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Offering apologies to The City, his family and the neighbor who reported him to police, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge in connection with an alleged New Year’s Eve domestic violence incident involving his wife.
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