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Criminal

Jun. 29, 2016

Former L.A. Undersheriff Tanaka sentenced to five years

Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison on charges stemming from his role in a jail abuse and corruption scandal.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison on charges stemming from his role in a jail abuse and corruption scandal.

Tanaka's defense attorney, Jerome J. Haig, said Tanaka's punishment when compared to that of Tanaka's former boss, ex-LA County Sheriff Lee Baca, was patently unfair.

Baca faces up to s...

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