Stockton City Council candidate arrested in public corruption investigation, prosecutors say

Stockton City Council candidate arrested in public corruption investigation, prosecutors say. The development was reported by CBS News.

Stockton City Council candidate arrested in public: Latest Details

Stockton City Council candidate Desiree Lynch was arrested on multiple felony counts that allege she filed as a candidate within a district that she did not live in, prosecutors said on Wednesday.The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office said she was arrested on five felony counts, including three counts of perjury, causing or allowing false voter registration, and filing a false nomination or declaration of candidacy.

Prosecutors said an investigation determined that Lynch was living in Lodi and North Stockton, which are within District 1 boundaries. Lynch, a mother and a nurse, said she is running for Stockton's District 5 city council seat.

The investigation revealed that she used two fraudulent addresses in Stockton, including listing her home at Harry's Cocktail Lounge on E. Charter Way and Doyle Garden Apartments on E. Oak Street, prosecutors said.

"While our core values—fairness, decency, freedom, -and justice—are under attack at the federal level, Stockton's elected officials are busy pointing fingers instead of delivering real solutions for working families," her campaign website said.