not smart enough to roll? over or too skeerd too...
Posted on 08/05/2016 4:23:35 PM PDT by MeganC
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A federal grand jury indicted former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstructing justice and lying to the FBI over corruption inside county jails.
In 2010, the FBI launched an investigation into civil rights abuses and corruption inside the jails. In February, Baca had agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of lying to the FBI about his knowledge that sheriff's officials approached and threatened to arrest an FBI agent in 2013.
Baca ended up withdrawing his guilty plea when a judge rejected a plea deal with a maximum six-month sentence. The judge called it "too lenient" and said that it did "not fairly measure this defendant's culpability."
The 74-year-old was charged Friday in a three-count indictment. If convicted on all counts, Baca could face a maximum of 20 years in federal prison.
He is expected to be arraigned at a later date, which has not been set yet.
As a result of the FBI's investigation, 20 current or former member of the sheriff's department have been convicted on federal charges for helping to cover up corruption in the jails.
And yet, the magnitude of the threatened penalty — this sounds like a tomcat pee contest.
Ok, YOU should be indicted for that!
A Corrupt cop? Must be an isolated case.
You might want to start with a higher countdown number.
Anybody who ever lived in LA County (me being one) knows that Baca was, and still is a lying, thieving, backstabbing, political son of a bitch.
Dirty cop who has risen amongst the rank’s. I am a FREEPER to an extent ( I realize I am a nwbie to some of you...but I donate ) I am not the pure driven snow ...been where most of you have not been and always had the outlook of less government control. The fact is that “government” has made incarcerating a big money grab along with their own salaries that in no way coincide with our private world...this guy became a beast and he will not even pay the price ...California (my birth state ) is filthy beyond recognition and this puke is living proof. His 2011 photo on wiki’ shows the string bean arrogant prick with 5 stars on his shirt collar...fk him ...but he has the connections and cash in hand already ....just for show this news?...he is how old now with favors he never called in about to be?...Please tell someone who cares. What a waste of digital print.
He just needs to start running fir president and all will be forgiven.
He just needs to start running fir president
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He has Altsimers it is said. Good competition for Hill.
And.....it is always the chesting lying survivor game players who rise to the level of Chief in big cities....and some other places also.
20 years for a victimless crime? We have too damn many laws.
Victimless? Were these jails all empty when the crimes occurred?
Vote Trump!
not smart enough to roll? over or too skeerd too...
Like any ranked organization - those at higher levels are more politician than what the job calls for....
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