Government
Dec. 17, 2016
US Justice Department opens civil investigation of OC DA and sheriff's department
The probe will seek to determine whether informants were used to get incriminating statements from inmates who were represented by counsel.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA — The U.S. Department of Justice opened a civil investigation into Orange County's use of jail informants at the request of District Attorney Anthony J. Rackauckas, authorities announced Thursday.
The probe, dubbed a civil pattern-or-practice investigation, will seek to determine whether the district attorney's office and sheriff's department systematically used informants ...
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