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Ex-LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Begins Serving Federal Prison Time
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was behind bars at a federal prison in Texas Wednesday, serving a three-year federal prison sentence for obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. The 77-year-old former sheriff, who has Alzheimer’s disease, was sentenced in May 2017, but had remained free pending appeal. Last month, however, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson...
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Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Ordered to Turn Self In for Obstruction of Justice
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was ordered Thursday to turn himself in no later than Feb. 5 to begin serving a three-year federal prison sentence for obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. The 77-year-old former sheriff, who has Alzheimer’s disease, was sentenced in May 2017, but has remained free pending appeal. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson…
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Supreme Court Denies Review of Ex-Sheriff Lee Baca's Appeal
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is one step closer to prison after the U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of his conviction on federal charges of obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. The 77-year-old former sheriff, who has Alzheimer’s disease, was sentenced in May 2017 to three years in federal prison, but...
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Sheriff Villanueva's ‘Truth and Reconciliation' Reviews Put On Hold
Decisions to fire as many as 400 deputies need to be reconsidered, but review by a “Truth and Reconciliation” panel is on hold, Sheriff Alex Villanueva told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
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Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Ex-Sheriff Lee Baca
A federal appeals court panel Monday rejected former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s appeal of his conviction on charges of obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.
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Judge Rules Pfizer Will Face Trial Over Chantix Impact on Inmate
A judge ruled that Pfizer Inc. will remain a defendant in a lawsuit brought by a man who claims its Chantix anti-smoking medication was a factor in a psychotic breakdown that led him to gouge his eyes out while jailed in Los Angeles in 2014.
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Prosecutors Ask Appeals Panel to Affirm Former Sheriff Baca's Obstruction of Justice Conviction
Federal prosecutors Monday urged an appeals panel to affirm former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca’s conviction on charges of obstruction of justice and lying, crimes for which the ex-lawman is facing three years behind bars.
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Sheriff's Deputy, 3 Others Arrested in Drug Trafficking Scheme
A Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who allegedly agreed on two occasions to oversee the delivery of narcotics and other contraband in exchange for cash payments was arrested Tuesday, along with three other men, on federal narcotics charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
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Court Grants Former LA Sheriff Lee Baca Bail, Citing Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca should remain free while challenging his conviction for trying to derail an FBI investigation into abuses at the jail system he ran, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
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Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Fails in Latest Bid to Stay Free on Bond
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was rejected in his latest bid to remain free on bond pending the appeal of his conviction for obstructing an FBI probe into the county jail system, and a federal judge ordered him to begin serving his three-year prison sentence on Monday.
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Will President Trump Pardon Disgraced Ex-Sheriff Lee Baca Next?
In the wake of a controversial pardon for convicted ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, will President Trump also pardon disgraced ex-Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca?
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Ex LA County Sheriff Remains Free While Corruption Conviction is Appealed
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will avoid prison for a little bit longer after his attorneys on Monday asked a federal court to let him remain free while his corruption conviction is appealed.
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Lee Baca Must Stay in Prison During Conviction Appeal: Judge
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to remain free on bail pending an appeal of his conviction for scheming to derail an FBI probe of corruption in the jails.
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Ex-Sheriff's Captain Who Lied During Corruption Trial Gets Prison
A nine-month prison term was handed down Monday for a retired sheriff’s captain who lied on the witness stand during the corruption trial of a former colleague, but later became a key government witness in the retrial of ex-Sheriff Lee Baca.
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Former Sheriff Baca Sentenced to Prison
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for impeding a FBI investigation. Ted Chen reports live for NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017.
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Judge Hammers Ex-LA Sheriff Baca With 3-Year Term for Corruption
A federal judge repeatedly rebuked former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca for bringing shame on his department as he sentenced him Friday to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran.
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Prosecutors Seek Two-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-Sheriff
Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison term for ex-Sheriff Lee Baca for conspiring to obstruct a federal grand jury investigation into civil rights abuses and corruption within Los Angeles County jails, but the defense is asking for a sentence of home detention, court papers obtained Tuesday show.
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Jury Finds Ex-Sheriff Baca Guilty in Retrial
Jurors found former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca guilty of corruption in a retrial. Baca plans to appeal the ruling. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
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Ex-LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Found Guilty in Corruption Retrial
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was convicted Wednesday of obstructing an FBI investigation into corrupt and violent guards who took bribes to smuggle contraband into the jails he ran and savagely beat inmates.
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Career Prosecutor Named Acting US Attorney in LA After Decker Resigns
A career federal prosecutor was named acting head of the regional U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles after dozens of top prosecutors nationwide were asked to resign, a spokesman said Tuesday. Sandra R. Brown took over Saturday as acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California the day after Eileen Decker resigned.