L.A. sheriff targeted lieutenant for donating to opponent, lawsuit says
LA TimesA sheriff’s official says he was targeted with retaliation after donating to Alex Villanueva’s opponent in the sheriff race. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s lieutenant filed a lawsuit Monday alleging sheriff’s officials targeted him with a trumped-up criminal investigation as retaliation after he made a campaign donation to one of Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s political challengers. In the lawsuit filed Monday in L.A. County Superior Court against the county, Villanueva, and other sheriff’s officials, Lt. Joseph Garrido claims his $1,500 donation to retired Cmdr. After the call, Villanueva allegedly asked his staff to compile information on candidates for an assignment overseeing the department’s arson unit — a job Garrido says in the lawsuit he had already been given. The Sheriff’s Department for months has refused to answer questions from The Times about the death of the police dog that Garrido’s lawsuit alleges he reported.
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