Stockton school board member’s misconduct probe alleged much, but charges narrower

ALMOST A YEAR and a half ago, a San Joaquin County sheriff’s investigator presented a judge with a document that helped launch a criminal case against Stockton school board member AngelAnn Flores. 

Across nearly 40 pages, that search warrant affidavit laid out the possibility of far-reaching misconduct and financial crimes: two public figures wielding secret influence over the Stockton Unified School District board; a board member killing construction fees to enhance a local developer’s profits; and signs consistent with fraud and money laundering in multiple board members’ political campaigns.