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Litigation

Nov. 21, 2012

Former assessor inks $300,000 settlement to end San Bernardino County civil suit

Former San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus agreed to a $300,000 settlement with the county, ending lengthy court actions against the official at the center of one of the state's biggest corruption scandals.


By Katie Lucia


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Former San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus has inked a $300,000 settlement with the county, effectively closing the book on a lengthy saga of criminal and civil actions against the official at the center of one of the state's biggest political corruption scandals.


The settlement, signed Thursday, nearly caps several years of litigation against the former assessor and former chair of the Boa...

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