‘Your actions are an embarrassment’: Former LA sheriff Lee Baca is sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to cover up an FBI investigation into the jail he once ran
Lee Baca was given jail time on Friday after being involved in a jail corruption scandal
The former sheriff and others that worked under him found out an inmate was actually an FBI informant looking into beatings at the jail
The group then changed the inmate’s name in computers and threatened to arrest his FBI handler
Baca even told members of the FBI to ‘gun up’ for battle with them
He and 19 others were convicted of crimes from obstructing justice to assault
AMANDA ULRICH
DAILYMAIL.COM
13 May 2017
Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Friday for attempting to derail an FBI investigation into beatings in the jails he once ran.
Baca and his underlings dubbed the scheme Operation Pandora’s Box and, like the Greek myth the name was based on, it contained troubles the conspirators never anticipated when they were caught obstructing justice.
A judge rebuked Baca for failing to live up to the lofty values he preached and tarnishing his otherwise shining legacy.
US District Court Judge Percy Anderson, who exceeded a two-year term recommended by prosecutors, said Baca would have received five years behind bars if not for nearly a half-century of public service and because he’s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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