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Stockton Mayor's Lawyers Release Recording Of Alleged Strip Poker Game On Eve Of Court Date

STOCKTON (CBS13) — The day before Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva goes to court for the first time, his lawyers are making audio recordings from his phone that are at the center of the case public.

Silva is charged with illegally recording a confidential communication at a strip poker game and providing alcohol to teens under the age of 21, including a minor. According to the arrest report the alleged crimes happened at a Summer camp hosted by Silva in Amador County in 2015.

Hear the recording for yourself and tell us what you think.

Posted by CBS13 CBS Sacramento on Wednesday, August 17, 2016

As you may remember, Silva was arrested while at the summer camp this year, and his attorneys say the media was invited to the arrest for maximum impact, and they want to get his side in front of the public.

Attorneys Allen Sawyer and Mark Reichel say Silva happened upon a game, possibly of strip poker, and then left. They say witnesses they spoke with tell them there was no minor in the room.

The Amador County District Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation interpret things differently. They alleged a 16-year-old was in the room, that Silva was involved in a game of strip poker and was trying record the group without their knowledge.

Here is the entire transcript:

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: I'm done with these ******* drinking bets

STOCKTON MAYOR ANTHONY SILVA: Yeah she didn't win those too good

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 1: No.

[Overlapping voices]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: I lost every game.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: Oh you ****** ******.

[Overlapping voices]

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 1: Every game.

SILVA: Alright.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: OK what?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: Did you take a picture? Oh you're trying to record.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: You better not.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: Seriously [Unintelligible]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: I didn't sign nothing to be recorded.

[Laughter]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: I know, don't record it.

[Overlapping Voices]

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: I want to get paid.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: For real though.

[Laughter]

[Overlapping Voices]

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: Paid to be sitting here butt naked, what?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: If I am going to be naked ...

SILVA: Listen...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: ... in a video.

SILVA: It's like a-

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: No, it's [unintelligible] for you

SILVA: It's an amateur thing for Vegas. You have to turn it in, you know?

[Overlapping voices]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: No.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: B-------.

SILVA: You guys never fall for that like when a guy says he's making a movie?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: No.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: I've never been recorded.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: That's a- that's a - look how I got these people.

[Overlapping voices]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2:[unintelligible] Record it, that's not OK. [unintelligible]

[Laughter]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Obviously you've been there.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: Exactly.

SILVA: No I haven't.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Uh-huh.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: Uh-huh.

SILVA:OK, alright so-

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2:What?

SILVA:Since I have actual clothes to [unintelligible]

[Overlapping voices]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1:[unintelligibly]

SILVA:I will bet you-

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Your shoes are not matching.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2:[unintelligible]

[Laughter]

SILVA:I have these other shoes here.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: That's ******* up.

SILVA: I think the game is really over.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: That's still-

SILVA: Is it really?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: It's still not a pair-

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: That's my shoe.

SILVA: Once you're all naked.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: No.

SILVA: ... nobody ...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: [unintelligible] Silva, Silva -

SILVA: ...how -how you are going to [unintelligible]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: How about, until you're naked -

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: Not until you get naked.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Alright, let's start over.

[Overlapping voices]

SILVA: I have clothes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Let's start over.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: Give us our clothes back

SILVA: I have plenty of clothes, too.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Let's start over.

SILVA: There.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: That's, that's ******'s pants.

[Laughter]

[Unintelligible]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: The only way is to start over.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: [Unintelligible] Bro.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: Can you [Unintelligible] a pair of shoes?

[Unintelligible]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Gross. You're hella gay.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: That's my [Unintelligible]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: What do you have to hide?

SILVA: Oh really?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: Yeah, that's my shoe, the pink one [Laughter]

UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: What the ****?

[Laughter]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: Take that **** back.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: That's my shoe, thanks.

SILVA: There.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1:[Unintelligible]

SILVA: Wait, no.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: That's still my shoe!

[Laughter]

SILVA: There, there.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: There you go.

[Laughter]

SILVA: I'm betting you a shoe.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: I have all of my shoes.

Silva is also accused of providing alcohol to the underage counselors. Pictures on Silva's phone show what appears to be a game of beer pong. Statements from witnesses to investigators conflict. One person says Silva bought the booze while others aren't so sure.

Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe released a statement saying in part, "We continue to believe in the strength of our evidence. We also believe that the appropriate place for that evidence to be heard is in the courtroom."

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