Placerville mayor arrested on perjury, conspiracy allegations
By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee
Placerville Mayor David J. Machado has been arrested on allegations of perjury and conspiracy in connection with his interest in property within the Placerville Redevelopment Zone.
Machado failed to disclose his interest in the property and tried to conceal evidence while voting to approve the zone and taking actions on behalf of the property, according to a criminal complaint issued by the El Dorado County District Attorney.
By no means is this the first politician in Placerville to conveniently forget their property-owning conflicts of interest. The county has an excellent history of such dealings. It is interesting that the El Dorado County District Attorney’s office missed so many of these in the past. Hey, I’ll take any prosecution of political impropriety at this point.