Victor Aenlle, the former sheriff’s chief of staff, has filed a 114-page lawsuit against the county, claiming he was the target of retaliation because he supported and defended Sheriff Christina Corpus, with whom he was having an affair, investigators determined.
The county Board of Supervisors has already rejected a claim filed by Aenlle, so Wednesday’s lawsuit in federal court was his next step.
His lawyers state in the suit, “Dr. Aenlle was not grounded in legitimate employment considerations or budgetary concerns but rather were motivated by hostility to his political viewpoints; namely, supporting Sheriff Corpus and her agenda of change, which stood to disrupt the corrupt and nepotic behavior of the San Mateo County Government, to the detriment of those who benefited from it.”
The platiniff is referred to as “Dr. Aenlle” throughout the complaint, though he is not a medical doctor but holds a Ph.D.
He claims that an investigation into the living conditions of farm workers on his coastside ranch was an act of retaliation for supporting Corpus.
He says that since he was born in Cuba he is part of a protected class of individuals.
Aenlle portrays himself as a champion of reform. “Dr. Aenlle is a longtime San Mateo County resident who built his reputation through a willingness to speak out and support candidates that would make tough decisions for the community he lives within and serves,” the complaint saidf. “Dr. Aenlle consistently challenged county practices that placed power and politics above taxpayers.”
Two independent reports, one by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell and the other by the law firm of Keker, Van Nest & Peters, paint a different picture of Aenlle — as an under qualified law enforcement excutive who used intimidation tactics on his employees. Both reports quoted employees as saying they believe Corpus and Aenlle were having an affair.
On Nov. 13, the Board of Supervisors cancelled Aenlle’s contract with the county, though Corpus has allowed him to return as a volunteer reserve deputy who handles applications for concealed gun permits.
The board has voted to fire Corpus, but gave her a chance to appeal during a 10-day hearing. The hearing officer will render a recommendation on whether the firing should stand.
On a separate front, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe has obtained “accusations” from the civil grand jury, which will now go to trial, to determine if Corpus should be removed from her job.
Defendants Aenlle’s lawsuit include the five-member Board of Supervisors, County Manager Michael Callagy and Director of Building and Planning Steve Monowitz.
So how will he explain the $10,000 Tiffany earrings he bought Corpus? He must think we’re all stupid. I hope the county takes this case to trial—no settlements, no payouts.
Shouldn’t a doctor be smart enough to pass FTO?
Does anyone know _where_ Victor got his “Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies”? When my birthday next comes around, I could drop a few hints.
It would look so nice, alongside the Doctor of Divinity degree Mom got me for my 22nd birthday.
Our county deserves better than the crass, scandalous reign of the current sherrif. High time to move on to competent honest law enforcement. Goodbye Chris and Vic, hope the door hits you on the way out.
Sure, the HR investigation aka the Cordell Report highlighted some serious issues that warranted further investigations.
Pretty sure that the false arrest of Tapia is what influenced people to vote yes on Measure A.
Along with firing employees, retaliation, inappropriately vacationing in Hawaii together. The list keeps growing.
Let’s not forgetting the Oppenheimer report which pretty mich said the same thing as Cordell with a few internal affairs issues.
Then there was Kekker – which initiated the letter of intent to remove Corpus.
NOWHERE in any of these has ANYONE said that Cordell’s report misled the public nor was it debunked. In fact, the very people in Cordells report testified to the grand jury who found Corpus GUILTY!
These same people testified under oath for the measure a hearing.
Aenlle, let’s see what Emerson says. If I am a betting man I can hope to see nothing less than more documents reflecting that Corpus should be fired. The only people pulling fasts ones to public are Corpus, Aenlle and their media buddy Noyes and the Mercury news… some how along the way the stories don’t add up.
Don’t forget there are far more than 38 people who have been harmed by Corpus. Far more lawsuits. Aenlle… you really don’t understand how the county works and who does what job. Pretty apparent Aenlle doesn’t know his own job- he sure has a lot of verbiage about the Sheriff- perhaps he just showed the world he thinks he was the Sheriff – the memos sound the same and the Sheriff gave him carte blanche to the Sheriff office .
Move along Aenlle. Take Corpus with you- noone believes you. That wife must be scared to file divorce.
There is a reason Aenlle doesn’t bring around his wife and it’s not to “ shield “ her from this narcissistic media circus he has created. She doesn’t come around because it would deeply upset Corpus.
OK, answered my own question: Dr. Victor Aenlle’s “Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies” is asserted to have been from Union Institute & University, a private institution in Cincinnati OH that folded in mid-2024 and is no more.
I won’t mock the notion of Ph.D.s in Interdisciplinary Studies (that now, sadly, seem impossible to verify), but will opine they seem rather more relevant to careers in research & scholarship than to law enforcement.
Protected class??? Vicky, neither little people nor Cubanos fall under a protected class.
You were NEVER a real Deputy/Cop!!! You did not pass the FTO program nor do you possess the requisite POST certificates. You have NEVER investigated a homicide or done much more Than direct traffic and try to look taller at a parade, with your elevator boots and cowboy hat.
Anything you got, your wife bought for you. Did she unknowingly pay for the earrings and boots for Christy?
Your retaliation and vindictive behavior at the SO has been reprehensible. You are power, hungry, and have Napoleonic complex.
For theLove of God, Give up the doctor thing! You got a PhD from it now defunct online university. No way to verify anything. At best , you are a realtor.
This Lawsuit is another act of desperation
He’s not a doctor. He went to a defunct online school that gave him a piece of paper after he paid for it.
We need to implement the British system were the loser in these suits pays for everything; opposing parties legal fees, court costs and is assessed a fine.
Oh little Vicky! Have you learned nothing?? I hope you look good in orange cause the only place you will be going is to jail! You are a total joke!
Just wanted everyone to know that not one message was sent to the members of the Sheriff’s Office (Deputies, CO’s, Sgt’s, Lt’s, and Capt’s) on 9/11 by the Sheriff or any one of her executive staff acknowledging 9/11 or the work that the members do. I guess that’s just par for course.
Anyone can sue any anyone. Victor has no chance. BTW…love the picture with Trump. Only Victor would have known that Baby Gap sells cheap, brown suits!
Media reports have extensively detailed serious concerns about the condition of Mr. Aenlle’s property, including unsafe and unpermitted housing and contaminated water sources, resulting in the red tagging of one of the housing units on the property.
Despite being an alleged slumlord to farmworkers and an alleged perpetrator of workplace retaliation and hostility, Napoleon still hasn’t experienced any shame or a desire to sulk away into the shadows.
The photo attached to this article of “ little man” and Trump. Originally, it was to include a hard-working sworn deputy , but he/she was kicked to the curb for “little man’s head photo op with that imbecile.
In case anyone has doubt, I used PACER login access to read the filed documents in this brand-new Federal suit (case 3:25-cv-07936), and the most-important bit is not the hypertrophic 114-page complaint with its 11 all-over-the-map tort complaints (that is so badly written that, in a bunch of places, it says “city” instead of “county’).
The most important document is the one he had his lawyer file on day one, the TRO request — because it’s entirely about his (actually, his wife Martina’s) ranch in Montara: Petition demands injunction against any more code inspections of Aenlle’s ranch without judicial warrant, and forbidding any more enforcement actions (including fines) or any use of evidence already collected.
This is anger over the county finding and red-tagging farmworker housing, writing him up for the tenants having bacteria-contaminated drinking water(!), and all of that. The suit’s primarily about making the county go away and never inspect the farmworker facilities again.
(Let us advance resolutely into feudalism and respect the baron’s rights!)
So Mr Aenlle thinks “ his “ ranch should be exempt from complying with code violations? The HMB task force was set up to inspect farms and their worker living conditions after the horrible massacre. This jerk thinks he should get special treatment? I saw him I interviewed briefly on local tv and he is no doctor. Very cringe to listen to the cheesy declaration that came out of his mouth. Not a guy living in reality.. yikes.