For decades, Mary Jo Rossi has been either a friend or a foe to Contra Costa County’s business and political spheres.

Then, a man who she thought was a sheriff from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office arrived, the complaint says. It was actually Pelletier, who was posing as the sheriff, according to the ...

and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office as defendants. Jazmin Pellegrini (Photo courtesy Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP) Between April 10-17 of 2024, the three agencies “violated their legal ...