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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- "I'm the goddamn sheriff, these are my goddamn jails," former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca exclaimed in a heated meeting between the three top law enforcement officials in ...

*Can we trust that ANY law enforcement officials are even law-abiding themselves? This question resurfaces for many as Retired L.A. County Sheriff, Lee Baca, admitted on Wednesday that he lied — twice ...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will plead guilty today to a single count of making a false statement in connection with a federal investigation into county jails, his attorney said ...

With his department steeped in scandal, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced he would retire at the end of the month. At a press conference on Tuesday, Baca said he would not seek reelection ...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced to three years in prison Friday, bringing to an end the ongoing corruption scandal that has plagued the county sheriff’s department for the ...

As Undersheriff of LA County, Paul Tanaka was Number Two to Lee Baca, who stepped down during a corruption scandal two years ago, rather than completing his third term as Sheriff. Today, Tanaka — ...