Sep 27 2011
LA Times: FBI probing reports of beatings in L.A. County jails
Federal authorities are investigating allegations of inmate beatings and other misconduct by deputies in Los Angeles County jails, with FBI agents going so far as to sneak a cellphone to an inmate to get reports from inside, according to law enforcement sources.
The inquiries include allegations that deputies broke an inmate’s jaw and other facial bones and beat another man for two minutes while he was unconscious.
Their investigation created a flap recently when Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department brass discovered that an inmate inside Men’s Central Jail was an FBI informant equipped with a cellphone he was believed to be using to communicate with agents on the outside.
Sheriff Lee Baca, who had not been notified by the feds of the plant inside his jail, is expected to meet with U.S. Atty. André Birotte Jr. soon to discuss the phone incident and the growing tensions between the two law enforcement agencies.
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2 Responses to “LA Times: FBI probing reports of beatings in L.A. County jails”
HAS ANYONE EVERY THOUGHT OF THE FACT THAT BACA’S GETS A CUT ON ALL THESE DEALS. I KNOW FIRST HAND. BACA IS MORE THE HEAD OF A MAFIA THAN ANYTHING ELSE DRUG DEALINGS, EXTORTION, SETTING UP TRIALS FOR DONORS, INVESTIGATING INNOCENT CITIZENS FOR DONNORS AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. TRUST ME I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF MANY FIRST HAND. DONORS IS ALSO ANOTHER NAME FOR MONEY UNDER THE TABLE OR ON RECORD. WE ARE ALL AT RISK FROM HIM NOT ONLY PEOPLE IN HIS JAIL SYSTEM. JUST LOOK AT WHAT BACA DID FOR MARCIANO AND DELIJANI FAMILY.
Sheriff lee baca should be charged for the murder of Mitrice Richardson among other things.