RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The second of two former Riverside County Superior Court clerks who mishandled privileged information connected to a criminal case was sentenced today to one day in county jail, but after receiving credit for time served, she walked free.
Michelle Valdez, 59, of Thousand Palms pleaded guilty in October to felony conspiracy. The plea was directly to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Joshlyn Pulliam — over the objections of prosecutors, who opposed it.
In exchange for Valdez’s admission, the judge reduced her offense to a misdemeanor…