Apple security chief acquitted, mistrial for ex-undersheriff in Santa Clara County gun permit bribery case
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Apple security chief acquitted, mistrial for ex-undersheriff in Santa Clara County gun permit bribery case
SAN JOSE — Apple’s chief security executive was acquitted Wednesday of charges alleging he tried to broker a large iPad donation with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office to speed up his employees’ concealed-carry weapons licensing, ending the latest trial borne from a corruption scandal that upended the previous sheriff’s administration. Former sheriff’s captain James Jensen, who was convicted in a separate bribery trial related to the scand…
Apple Head of Global Security found not guilty in bribery trial tied to concealed gun permits
The Head of Global Security for Apple Inc., Thomas Moyer, was found not guilty by a Santa Clara County jury Wednesday of bribery charges tied to a scandal involving former Sheriff Laurie Smith and the issuing of concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office alleged Moyer agreed to donate nearly $70,000 worth of Apple iPads in exchange for hard-to-come-by CCW permits for members of the company’s securit…


Apple security chief found not guilty of bribery charges over firearm permits
Apple security chief Thomas Moyer was accused of bribery after allegedly attempting to donate iPads in return for concealed firearm permits, but has been found not guilty. Apple security chief Thomas Moyer. Image source: LinkedIn It's been an incredibly long few years for the head of global security at Apple, Thomas Moyer, as he was accused of bribing officials in exchange for firearm permits in 2020. The case was dismissed in 2021, but then reo…
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