I’ve read some bizarre "Where are they now?" stories about the odd places that former notables in California politics end up, but this one takes the cake. With a h/t to Jordan Rau over at the Los Angeles Times Political Muscle Blog for finding the article that ran yesterday in the News Press of Southewest Florida has a story, From Poliitcs to Night Patrol: Former California Rising Star At Peace As Lee Deputy — all about Sheriff’s Deputy Chuck Quackenbush.
Yes, the same Quackenbush who served in the California State Assembly, and for a time as California State Insurance Commissioner before scandal in his office caused him to resign from office. Apparently, after a sojourn with his family for some time to the Hawaiian Islands, Quackenbush has ended up in south Florida where he is, according to the article, has, "followed his dream."
A picture is worth a thousand words…
January 3rd, 2007 at 12:00 am
“Set a thief….
January 5th, 2007 at 12:00 am
What deal did this blow-dried bucket of outhouse gravy cut to escape multiple felony indictments, then convictions? I never did understand how he escaped prosecution – fleeing the scene of the crime and getting underlings to lie you up doesn’t usually work in the media age.