'Dirty DUI' Danville Cop Opening Statements Today

(BAY CITY NEWS) -- Opening statements are scheduled to begin in federal court in San Francisco at 2:15 p.m. today in the trial of former Contra Costa County sheriff's Deputy Stephen Tanabe, who faces several charges in connection with three alleged "dirty DUI" arrests in Danville in 2010 and 2011.

The trial is in the court of U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on the 17th floor of the Federal Building at 450 Golden Gate Ave.

[Timeline of the 'Dirty DUI' scandal in Contra Costa that spanning from 2007 to 2011]
           
Tanabe faces one county of conspiring to deprive others of his honest services; three counts of wire fraud; and three counts of committing extortion under color of official right when he allegedly received cocaine
and a Glock gun from former private investigator Christopher Butler in
payment for the arrests.

Previous Patch articles on 'Dirty DUI' Scandal:
Butler Gets 8 Years in Dirty DUI Scandal
Tanabe pleads not guilty to Federal Charges

Contra Costa Sheriff's Deputy, a Danville Officer, Arrested in County Drug Task Force Probe
Report: 'Dirty DUI' Sting Nabbed Men in Clayton, Concord
D.A.'s Office Reviewing 'Dirty DUI' Arrests, Including Tri-Valley Winemaker Mitchell Katz