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| Former L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca Guilty in Jail Scandal |
| By breitbart.com- William Bigelow |
| Published: 02/12/2016 |
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On Wednesday, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca accepted a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators. Eileen Decker, U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, stated that the plea deal means Baca will not serve a prison sentence of more than six months, according to the Los Angeles Times. She added that Baca admitting guilt “demonstrates that the illegal behavior in the Sheriff’s Department went to the very top of this organization. More importantly, it illustrates that those who foster and then try to hide a corrupt culture will be held accountable.” Baca had protested to federal authorities that he did not know that his underlings would visit an FBI investigator who was heading an investigation of Los Angeles jails. Baca had also claimed he did not know some of his subordinates had interceded when FBI agents interviewed an inmate working as a federal informant. Read More. |
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