Burton Becker

Burton F. Becker was an American police officer. He was the police chief of Piedmont, California in the early 20th century and Kailiff of Ku Klux Klan No. 9 in Oakland, California.[1][2] He was elected Sheriff of Alameda County in 1926.[2] As sheriff, Becker offered protection to illegal gambling operators and bootleggers in exchange for bribes.[3] In 1930, after years of investigation by Alameda County District Attorney Earl Warren,[2] he was tried and convicted on corruption charges,[4] removed from office and sent to San Quentin Prison to serve a sentence of one to 14 years.[5] He was paroled in February 1934 and pardoned by California Governor Frank Merriam in 1936.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sidney Dearing". SidneyDearing.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Cray, Ed (1997). Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren. New York City: Simon & Schuster. pp. 52–57. ISBN 978-0-684-80852-9. Retrieved March 21, 2012 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Warren, Earl (1977). The Memoirs of Earl Warren. Doubleday. pp. 85–87. ISBN 0385128355 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ White, G. Edward (1982). Earl Warren, A Public Life. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-19-977212-4. Retrieved March 21, 2012 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Warren, Earl (1977). The Memoirs of Earl Warren. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-385-12835-3. Retrieved March 21, 2012 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Burton Becker Is Granted Pardon". Press Democrat. No. 18 December 1936. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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