Formal civil grand jury accusations of corruption and misconduct mark the latest escalation of efforts to remove San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus from office. The allegations announced Monday by the county’s District Attorney’s Office in a three-page filing includes one count of conflict of interest and three counts of retaliation.

The civil grand jury in San Mateo County has accused embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus for alleged misconduct, prosecutors announced Monday, as she faces potential removal by the Board of Supervisors.

The San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury charged embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus with willful or corrupt misconduct in office on June 27 according to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.