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Public commenter accuses county officials and Visitors Bureau of criminal misconduct; files cited complaints

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors · March 24, 2026
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Summary

A member of the public told the board he filed criminal complaints alleging misuse of public funds and other wrongdoing tied to a tourism-promotion agreement and warned of additional complaints and potential congressional interest if the board does not act.

During the general public comment period on March 24, Christopher Butner (publisher of CalaverasWatchdog.com) told the Board of Supervisors he filed criminal complaints (numbers cited on the record) with the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office alleging grand theft, misuse of public funds and fraudulent misrepresentation tied to the…

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