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we spoke to cardoza.en are accused of using their status to set up -- stings, the former net of c net said he needed the money because he had a sick daughter. he is accused of selling meth, pot and steroids. keep in mind the ages, they face 38 count felony complaints. the men are expected to appear before the judge any mowment. federal authorities have taken this case over and the distribute attorney said charges will stand until the federal investigation is complete. live in walnut creek. we have another ktvu crew right inside of the courtroom and we'll bring you the latest. >> thank you, jade. >> it's 8:48. you have heard of a "dear john" letter, oakland is changing the meaning of that. pam cook joins us with the latest effort to stop crime in the city >> reporter: people in oakland have to deal with a lot of crime. one group is attacking one in particular. east bay asian youth center in oakland wants to get rid of prostitutes around international boulevard. the group is launching a "dear john" letter w

. >> reporter: commander wielsch's attorney michael cardoza says he has not heard yet what new charges his client might face when it goes federal. wielsch, the commander of the contra costa narcotics task force was arrested in february along with his private investigator friend chris butler. two other cops have also been arrested, all for a series of scandals ranging from selling confiscated drugs to dirty duis. butler even claims he and wielsch were running a brothel in a pleasant hill office park. >> what i would think is they are looking at the public corruption aspect of this and that's what they're investigating. >> reporter: cardoza hopes the fact that his client has confessed will eventually help him spend less time behind bars. >> as you all know, my client on the day of his arrest had a cathartic conversation with law enforcement and the d.a.'s office and admitted his responsibility. in federal law, early acceptance of responsibility is one of the things that mitigates in sentencing. >> reporter: we should learn some more details at that press conference tomorrow, allen. we'll

legal analyst, michael cardoza will talk more about this. is a not-for vocable paroled he does not have to meet with agents and will not be tracked what does that mean? is that normal? >> i tell you what it gets more and more curious. i am telling ya! people get out on parole out of state especially of a violent offense. they will go on parole from anywhere from three-years-10 yeyears and they are telling us that they did a risk assessment on johannes meserle. the parole board as decided that he will not hurt anybody against we're not going to try cam. we will put him on a roll for one year so the one not-tracked hik him basical, the of giving him nothing. what i was the a in lme county. he said it in alameda county, when i was 88, to give the appearance of justice and to justice this is not the appearance of justice. when i was the d a in alameda county. >>pam: the up breathe outbreak f his early release? >> there is really a technical no early release. >>pam: a two-year sentence? >> after serving one half the time but i do not agree with t

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. >> reporter: commander wielsch's attorney michael cardoza says he has not heard yet what new charges his client might face when it goes federal. wielsch, the commander of the contra costa narcotics task force was arrested in february along with his private investigator friend chris butler. two other cops have also been arrested, all for a series of scandals ranging from selling confiscated drugs to dirty duis. butler even claims he and wielsch were running a brothel in a pleasant hill office park. >> what i would think is they are looking at the public corruption aspect of this and that's what they're investigating. >> reporter: cardoza hopes the fact that his client has confessed will eventually help him spend less time behind bars. >> as you all know, my client on the day of his arrest had a cathartic conversation with law enforcement and the d.a.'s office and admitted his responsibility. in federal law, early acceptance of responsibility is one of the things that mitigates in sentencing. >> reporter: we should learn some more details at that press conference tomorrow, allen. we'll

. >> reporter: michael cardoza represents the former head of the county's narcotics team. norman welsh. >> in most cases they are more draconian than the state. >> reporter: there's now a state audit of all the cases cnet has been involved in since welsh became its head. the unit was disbanded in february. >> you would like for it to come in. >> absolutely. >> new name? >> probably. >> reporter: but that may be some time away along with welsh three other officers or former officers have been already charged with a total of 38 crimes in state court. the district attorney says those charges will continue but might be trumped later by federal charges. reporting live in martinez, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san jose police will begin voting on a contract monday that could save the jobs of many of their fellow officers. the plan calls for officers to take a 10% pay cut saving the city $13 million this year. city council members say even if the count tract is approved they will still have to lay off a large -- even if the contract is approved, they will still have to

. >> reporter: cardoza who often acts as a ktvu legal analyst blames this man today, chris butler. butler also came to court in walnut creek today to enter his plea. >> i called -- i call him the butler fairytales. he came out with a 34-page statement about a month and a half after he was arrested and got out of a jail. then all of a suen, he comes out with this. well, i -- then all of a sudden, he comes out with this, and then blamed everybody but himself. >> every day he goes over in his head, you know, his relationship with mr. butler. that's what hut him -- that's -- that's what put him in this whole situation. all four men stood together pleading not guilty to all charges. they face can charges tying them on charges of embezzling, bribing, drug possession. this was the first time we've entered our plea. have not seen very much activity. it's difficult to separate at the moment, fact from fiction. >> reporter: paul chambers digs deeper into the conspiracy, additional conspiracy charges tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. reporting live from walnut creek, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 ne

. >> reporter: attorney michael cardoza says all of this is not special treatment, since so many peoplever the case. he says the state has to handle the situation with extreme care. kron4 news. >>> continuing our team coverage, while peaceful protests are planned, downtown oakland businesses are concerned that again, possible rioting by some people may unfold when mehserle is released from prison early monday morning. reggie kumar takes a look at how oakland businesses are preparing. >> reporter: many remember this scene on broadway in july, 2010. people looting the shoe store after mehserle was found guilty. i spoke to the manager friday afternoon. she said they're worried the same thing could happen again. she tells me this time they may board up the outside of the store but it's not known if that will happen. the twilight zone store located one block away from foot locker, they plan to stay open when mehserle is released from prison and he has no plans to board up his window. he tells me his business was never damaged in previous riots. >> because i have insurance. the reason is the

that was michael cardoza defending wielsch. it could be the case because you know what's going to happen is eventually there is going to be some kind of talk, some kind of negotiation. noble wants to go to trial. that's how it usually operates. because, you know, wielsch and butler have confessed, it is likely some kind of negotiation will take place. and, you know, they will probably try for a lesser sentence in the case. >> all right. we'll see. joe vazquez, thanks. >>> well, the former lab technician at the heart of the san francisco crime lab scandal has pleaded guilty to drug possession. she allegedly stole drug evidence from the police department lab in 2009 causing prosecutors to drop hundreds of case. police who served a search warrant at deborah madden's home found a small amount of cocaine there. that's the charge she pleaded guilty to. >>> the man police say beat bryan stow into a coma will be in jail for at least a few more weeks. a parole board dismissed a parole violation against giovanni ramirez for the attack on

participants of today's comes from a renowned family which actually invented it but use kind of hello mr cardoza to tell us more about your father or knowledge grandfather. grandfather. made first first flight to the stratosphere depressurize given that you had the and that the but this case to go to the deepest spot in the ocean he built it with my father and then my father in one thousand sixty together with. the greatest friends of my family the deepest dive to the absolute bottom of the ocean eleven thousand meters in the married us trench so nobody father has passed away and we did the dive you know you're there. so that was really great and all that you took part in a legend rick's position and the photos died in the marianna trench tell us what does the wolves look like from the boys from from down there different innerspace it's another planet. and we saw another spaceship lower down there are trying to the other near submersible coming out of the dark with the lights on just like a hollywood movie you know getting closer and closer into spaceships meeting at the bottom of the sea amazin

i think for us it was president cardoza who managed to get rid of hyper inflation.t's like we lived in a fog all of a sudden. we could see things and look beyond the next few weeks. that has made allhe difference and we've been fighting to keep it that way, and then, you know, to do more. >> charlie: so when you look at the united states and its onomic reality, what do you think? you asked what questions do you ask yourself? >> okay. the u.s. is carly the most amazing economic machine ever put together as an amazing model. the and it may have as a rult got slightly complacent over the years because it's so good. the u.s. needs to blend the sort of fire fighting that's been taking place, zero interest rates, very expansionary fiscal policy with longer term policies, longer term reforms. including the long term budgetary situation that cannot go on like this forever. and then more strucral things, job creation, business confidence, education, infrastructure, all of that. these a big agenda. i'm not a specialist, i just feel having spent my life looking at countries th

welch attorney cardoza told abc 7 quote the federal charges are more draconian.ot a good situation for us. we hope to stay in the state court. >> i'm 100 percent behind the u.s. attorney taking the case. >>reporter: san ramone police chief scott holder is also the chairman of theive board of c net which has been disbanded indefinitely. >> there is a difference between cop and criminal. and when you cross that line you are no longer a cop. we will investigate you as we would investigate anyone else who chooses to commit crimes. >>reporter: so now it's up to federal investigators to pursue allegations in this case that have yet to be charged but have been acknowledged by the da here. like whether welch and others were running a brothel. and perhaps marijuana growing operation. jeans martinez abc 7 news. >>> no budget. no paycheck. coming up. decision with personal consequences facing california lawmakers. >> plus the budget scenario for one local city. closing almost all of the libraries. >> i did not break the law. >>reporter: man who once ran for the white house