Two men, including a former San Francisco 49ers executive, are facing embezzlement charges in an alleged $1.4 million kickback scheme involving San Mateo County Event Center construction projects.
Vacaville resident James Mercurio, 55, and Los Altos resident Michael Joseph McLennan, 66, have each been charged with 20 counts of commercial burglary by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, according to court documents.
Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.