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Advisory board recommends revocation of Michael Kim's POST certificates after division finds dishonesty in 2014 declaration
Summary
The advisory board voted to recommend revocation of former San Francisco deputy Michael Kim's POST certificates after POST investigators found clear-and-convincing evidence he submitted a false court declaration and lied to FBI agents; the division cited his 2018 guilty plea to contempt in support of dishonesty findings.
The Peace Officer Standards Accountability Advisory Board voted unanimously on Oct. 9, 2025, to recommend revocation of POST certificates held by Michael Kim, a former San Francisco Sheriff's Office deputy, after the Professional Conduct Division reported clear-and-convincing evidence of dishonesty.
POST law enforcement consultant Kevin Sherburne told the board that investigators found Kim filed a declaration in 2014 that contained materially false statements about how a ballistic vest came into the possession of a defendant in federal court. Sherburne said Kim later told FBI agents he had lied, and that on May 25, 2018, Kim pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor contempt count for…
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