Tag: Los Angeles Sheriff department
Los Angeles Sheriff’s employee charged with assault
The Los Angeles Sheriff Department has recently endured the federal convictions of 20 sheriff’s officials for numerous counts of corruption and misconduct.
Former deputies sentenced to prison for beating mentally ill man
Branum and Brunsting were each found guilty of conspiracy to violate civil rights, deprivation of civil rights with bodily injury, and falsification of records for preparing reports that tried to justify their use of force against the victim.
Judge Rejects Former L.A. Sheriff’s Plea Deal
Instead of accepting responsibility for his crimes, Baca blamed Tanaka in court.
L.A. Sheriff Unable to Fire Dishonest Deputies
As their cases proceed through the appeals process, these dishonest deputies keep accumulating paychecks from the city.
Former L.A. Sheriff Agrees to Plead Guilty in Federal Court
Under the threat of indictment with his deputies and underlings receiving convictions for misconduct and abuse that occurred during his tenure, Baca finally confessed to his involvement on Wednesday.
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New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.
She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.
A patient in Illinois was billed after leaving an emergency room without being treated, in KFF Health News' Bill of the Month series.
Tennessee lawmakers demand answers after report that private youth prisons hid abuse
One company runs all three of the state's highest-security youth prisons, and Tennessee plans to spend more than $400 million on additional facilities.
Pennsylvania measles outbreak reaches 890 cases with four deaths
Fewer than 1 percent of cases are among vaccinated people, and MMR doses given in the state ran well above a typical month in August and September.