Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's incorrect grand jury testimony

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-Mayor-Jean-Quan-s-grand-jury-testimony-3689586.php

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan apparently provided incorrect testimony to a civil grand jury that was investigating a severe backlog at the Police Department's crime lab.

According to the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury report, an elected official told the jury that the FBI was assisting Oakland "in the reduction of its forensics testing backlog."

The grand jury learned that same official - who was not named in the report - repeated the information about the FBI at a public event. But, according to the grand jury report and Oakland police, it was not true.

Quan confirmed that she testified before the civil grand jury about the crime lab and its backlog. The city's other elected officials - eight council members, the city attorney and the city auditor - said Friday that they did not testify before the grand jury regarding the crime lab.

Quan said she didn't remember what she told the grand jury.