when disgraced santa clara george shirakawa pled guilty, he did so in exchange for leniency. he had resigned from the county board and released this statement to his constituents which reads in part i have been in ongoing medical treatment for my addiction and depression. i realize i need to ak is not responsibility for all of my actions. the district attorney's office said it would not seek the maximum penalty of eight years in prison for committing perjury and misusing $130,000 in public funds. >> we were aware of his addiction. we were aware of some of his public service. we were aware of how the community was wronged. we knew he was going to step down right away and we wanted to end the nightmare. >> but the nightmare is not over for shirakawa. three days after resigning and apologizing, shirakawa was gambling at thunder valley and was comped a meal at a restaurant. that could hurt shirakawa's hope for anything less than a year served other than a year in jail. >> it's very similar to a defendant charged with a serious alcohol-related offense being caught at a bar for sen

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. > now t annbc bay area if you will, we have new information about george shirakawa, he resigned from his job after being accused of using funds to feed his gambling habit. >> when he pleaded guilty to 12 criminal charges including five felonies he did so in exchange for leniency. he had already resigned from the county board and released this statement t constituents that proceeds in part, i have been in ongoing medical treatment for addiction and depression. i realize i need to accept responsibility for all of my actions. the district attorney's office said it would not seek the maximum penalty on of eight years in prison. >> we were aware of his addiction. we were aware of some of his public service. we were awarp of how the community was wronged. we knew he was going to step down right away. and we wanted to end the nightmare. >> but the nightmare is not over for him. according to a recently fired document, three days after resigning and apologizing, he was gambling at thunder valley and was comped a meal at a restaurant. that could hurt his hope for anything less than a year serv

. >>> new revelations about an em battled former santa clara lawmaker just after george shirakawa, jr., apologized for gambling away taxpayer money, it looks like he went straight back to the casino. kpix 5's joe vasquez shows us evidence that suggests he isn't so sorry. >> disgraced former santa clara supervisor resigned last month, he admitted he used public money to fuel his gambling habit and to say for many personal expenses. in a new 20-page report filed to the judge, the district attorney reports shirakawa took more than a hundred thousand dollars in public money he apologized when he resigned last month and admitted he needed to take responsibilities for his action, but how serious was he? take a look at this picture. it's a text message he sent the very day he resigned to second in command of the da's office joking that, quote, you can't be associated with felons. three days later, he was gambling at thunder valley casino and was comped a meal at the restaurant. in fact, the mercury news had more details that he lost $200 gambling that day but that the restaurant gave him a f

. >>> days after former santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa said he was getting help for apabling addiction, he went gambling. three days after shirakawa turned himself in last month he went to a casino near sacramento. he has pleaded guilty to 12 criminal charges for using $130,000 in public and campaign funds to feed his addiction. a hearing is set for later this month to set a date for sentencing. >>> some of california's most powerful democrats are in sacramento this weekend. it's day 2 of the state party convention. seminars began about 40 minutes ago, and speakers include u.s. house minority leader nancy pelosi, state attorney general pamela harris, and lieutenant governor gavin newsom. major issues expected to be discussed include gay marriage, the economy and education spending. >> the reality is we've got to continue to make college affordable for the middle class. you'll see a lot of focus on not just stopping cuts to education but expanding opportunity through education. >> today's workshops include voter registration and fund- raising, political comedian will du