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Sheriff’s ‘hit squad’ targets Villanueva supporters, lawsuit by East L.A. lieutenant claims
1 year ago

Sheriff’s ‘hit squad’ targets Villanueva supporters, lawsuit by East L.A. lieutenant claims

LA Times  

A lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna, left, is overseeing retaliation against those who supported his predecessor, Alex Villanueva, in the 2022 election. A lieutenant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sued Sheriff Robert Luna this week for allegedly orchestrating a “hit squad” of top officials to harass employees who supported Luna’s predecessor, Alex Villanueva, in the run-up to …

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New deputy ‘gang’ forming in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, lawsuit alleges
1 year, 11 months ago

New deputy ‘gang’ forming in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, lawsuit alleges

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are forming a new “gang” in the agency’s East L.A. station, according to a deputy who alleges in a lawsuit he was abused when he refused to join the group. Amayel Garfias filed his lawsuit in Superior Court last month, claiming he was harassed, assaulted and purposely put in harm’s way by an alleged member …

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First eyewitness account of Sheriff Villanueva lying in a cover-up revealed in filing
2 years, 8 months ago

First eyewitness account of Sheriff Villanueva lying in a cover-up revealed in filing

LA Times  

A former top-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff’s official filed a legal claim Thursday that offered the first eyewitness account of Sheriff Alex Villanueva allegedly lying about his involvement in a cover-up and also made allegations about retaliation and other improprieties in the Sheriff’s Department. After The Times last month reported on the cover-up, Limon’s claim said, Villanueva demanded that she …

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LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked video
2 years, 8 months ago

LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked video

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County sheriff on Tuesday disputed allegations he orchestrated a cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head and said a Los Angeles Times reporter who used leaked documents and video to first report on the case is part of his criminal investigation. Hours later, the sheriff clarified in a …

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Claim alleges Sheriff Villanueva directed cover-up of deputy kneeling on inmate
2 years, 8 months ago

Claim alleges Sheriff Villanueva directed cover-up of deputy kneeling on inmate

LA Times  

Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials subdue an inmate, with a deputy kneeling on the man’s head. The Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that Villanueva would hold a news conference Tuesday regarding “false claims” made in a recent lawsuit by a “disgruntled employee.” California Fearing bad publicity, LASD covered up case of deputy who knelt on inmate’s head Officials were worried about …

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Candidate alleges Sheriff Villanueva’s radio show violates election, broadcasting rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Candidate alleges Sheriff Villanueva’s radio show violates election, broadcasting rules

LA Times  

A candidate for Los Angeles County sheriff on Tuesday filed complaints with state and federal agencies alleging that Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s weekly radio show on KFI-AM violates election and broadcasting rules. Eli Vera, who is retiring from the Sheriff’s Department this month to focus on the campaign, is seeking to have KFI remove the Sunday night segment, “Live and Unscripted …

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Deputy alleges Sheriff Villanueva’s wife derailed her career
2 years, 11 months ago

Deputy alleges Sheriff Villanueva’s wife derailed her career

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his wife, Vivian Villanueva, at an academy graduation ceremony in 2019. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has filed a lawsuit alleging that her career was thwarted after she decided a close friend of Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s wife was unfit to serve as a deputy. Deputy Lina Pimentel claimed her “career progression has …

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Sheriff rejects finding that top aide used racial slur
3 years, 11 months ago

Sheriff rejects finding that top aide used racial slur

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva rejected a recommendation by a county oversight panel that his top aide be disciplined for using a Japanese racial slur toward employees of color, according to law enforcement sources. The County Equity Oversight Panel last fall found Undersheriff Tim Murakami had violated the department’s policy against discrimination and recommended the Sheriff’s Department take “appropriate …

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‘Gang-like’ deputy clique exerts ‘undue influence’ at East L.A. station, report says
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Gang-like’ deputy clique exerts ‘undue influence’ at East L.A. station, report says

LA Times  

Los Angeles County’s top watchdog says in a report released Monday that substantial evidence exists that a secretive group of tattooed deputies at the East L.A. sheriff’s station are “gang-like and their influence has resulted in favoritism, sexism, racism and violence.” In the 32-page report probing activities of the Banditos clique, Inspector General Max Huntsman says Sheriff Alex Villanueva “continues …

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Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. County sheriff, alleging ‘cover-up’ of Kobe Bryant crash photos
4 years, 3 months ago

Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. County sheriff, alleging ‘cover-up’ of Kobe Bryant crash photos

LA Times  

Vanessa Bryant has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over deputies sharing “unauthorized” photos of the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others. The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification.” “This lawsuit is about accountability,” said Luis Li, Bryant’s lead attorney on the case, “and about preventing …

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