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]

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↑ "Sidney Dearing". SidneyDearing.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
1 2 3 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.
↑ Warren, Earl (1977). The Memoirs of Earl Warren. Doubleday. pp. 85–87. ISBN 0385128355 – via Archive.org.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Burton Becker Is Granted Pardon". Press Democrat. No. 18 December 1936. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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[1] "Sidney Dearing". SidneyDearing.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[cray-2] 1 2 3 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.

[memoirs-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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