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Judge Gives Life Sentence To Murderous Deputy
By sacbee.com
Published: 11/30/2010

Chu Vue once again proclaimed his innocence, but the judge swatted the plea aside Monday and sentenced the former deputy to life in prison for arranging the murder of his wife's lover.

Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steve White called the killing of Steve Lo at Vue's direction an "enormous tragedy" explained by a failure of fidelity – of a woman to her man and a man to his people.

"It's tragedy bracketed by betrayals," White said, "the betrayal of Mr. Vue by his wife, and the betrayal by Mr. Vue of his children, his family, his clan, and the Hmong people.

"The Hmong people looked up to you, Mr. Vue, as a leader in the Hmong community, as a deputy sheriff for the Sacramento (County) Sheriff's Department," White said.

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