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category: PROMIS Scandal
summary: Deputy in the Mariposa Sheriff's Department and part of the search party
  for Ron Van Meter after his alleged boating accident.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
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[Gary Estep](/people/gary-estep/) was a deputy in the Mariposa Sheriff's Department and part of the search party for [Ron Van Meter](/people/ron-van-meter/) after his alleged boating accident on Lake McClure.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.