California Supreme Court Orders Sheriff to Pause Election Fraud Probe

Local election officials claimed that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into election fraud was unfounded.

California election volunteers help process ballots in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was ordered by the California Supreme Court on April 8 to halt his investigation into 2025 election fraud allegations so the judges can review the legal challenges that his probe faces.

Bianco, a Republican who is running for California governor, seized more than 500,000 2025 election ballots after allegedly receiving complaints from locals. Then, last month, he seized an additional 1,000 boxes of election materials.