Pair Accused of Embezzling $1.4M in Alleged San Mateo Event Center Kickback Scheme

Pair accused of embezzling $1.4M in alleged San Mateo Event Center kickback scheme

Two men have been indicted on embezzlement, bribery and other charges in connection with an alleged kickback scheme involving construction at the San Mateo County Event Center, prosecutors said.

Former manager of Levi’s Stadium accused of embezzling $1.4 million of San Mateo County taxpayer funds

Prosecutors allege that Jim Mercurio awarded construction contracts to a childhood friend, who then gave him kickbacks

Mercury News Buries Arrested 49ers Executive’s 30-Year Team Career

By Robert Haugh If you read Monday’s Mercury News story by reporter Caelyn Pender about Jim Mercurio being charged in an alleged $1.4 million kickback scheme, you might miss one of the most important facts about him: Mercurio spent nearly 30 years with the San Francisco 49ers. He wasn’t simply the “former manager of Levi’s Stadium,” as the Mercury News headline described him. At the end of the article, Pender writes that  “In his role as general…

Former 49ers exec charged in alleged $1.4M kickback scheme on San Mateo County construction projects

Two men, including a former San Francisco 49ers executive, are facing embezzlement charges in an alleged $1.4 million kickback scheme involving San Mateo County Event Center construction projects. Vacaville resident James Mercurio, 55, and Los Altos resident Michael Joseph McLennan, 66, have each been charged with 20 counts of commercial burglary by the San Mateo […]

San Mateo County Event Center Kickback Scheme Probe

San Mateo County is auditing Event Center projects after a grand jury indicted two men in an alleged $1.4 million kickback scheme.