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Public commenters allege secret legal payments and oppose Share Center dog-tunnel funding

5905359 · October 7, 2025
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During general public comment at the Monterey County Board meeting, a speaker alleged county legal funds were funneled to the brother of a member of Congress and to a private law firm; another Salinas resident criticized a $40,000 allocation for a Share Center dog tunnel and said pets should not be prioritized over shelter space.

During general public comment at a Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting, a speaker identified in the record as “Mister Schneider” accused county officials of redirecting public legal funds to private purposes and named a law firm that he said received payments.

“Thousand dollars in public funds were secretly funneled to the brother of a sitting member of Congress, to his law firm, Fenton Keller, to protect political allies to protect his political…

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