Amid accusations of corruption, Shasta County Supervisor Kevin Crye has called for the county to hire private attorneys for an independent investigation of District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett for not re-filing criminal charges against PG&E for the Zogg Fire. A judge had issued a tentative ruling to block the criminal proceedings and it was then announced that PG&E would instead pay $50 Million to various recipients in Shasta County. Bridgett said she really wanted a criminal conviction, but nobody would have gone to jail and PG&E will pay a higher material penalty with the civil settlement. Crye made very serious accusations during Tuesday’s meeting about Bridgett’s motivation for not pursuing further legal action. A motion to bring the issue back at a future meeting failed on a 2 to 2 vote.