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Second-In-Command Paul Tanaka Found Guilty In L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Corruption Scandal For Obstructing Justice In Fed. Probe Of Brutality Against Inmates

Rebecca Lawrence April 7, 2016 Corruption, Crimes Against Inmates

Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka at the Los Angeles Times on April 25, 2013. (Los Angeles Times)

On Wednesday Paul Tanaka, 57, once the second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was found guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy. He is the highest-ranking Sheriff’s Department official to have stood trial after nine other department officials have already pleaded guilty or been convicted of corruption in …

Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca To Plead Guilty To Multiple Criminal Charges

Adam Ciminello February 10, 2016 Corruption

Lee Baca, the Los Angeles County sheriff who announced his retirement in January 2014 amidst an ongoing federal investigation, will plead guilty Wednesday to making false statements. As first reported by the LA Times, a charging document filed by federal prosecutors proves that Baca lied twice about his involvement in …