Federal Investigators charged on Tuesday that former Second-In-Command of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Paul Tanaka—and rumored kingpin—has been providing inaccurate testimony throughout the FBI’s investigation against the department for alleged civil rights abuses and corruption.

For some background, the FBI armed a prisoner, Anthony Brown in L.A. County's Twin Towers Correctional Facility with a cell-phone, so he could report back to federal agents on alleged abuse occurring inside the prison. Sheriff's deputies found the phone and allegedly muffled Brown so he couldn't report back to federal agents.

This includes allegedly changing Brown's name in computer databases meant to track prisoners, accidentally not being able to find him, and stonewalling any attempt by the state of California to transfer Brown to a state incarcery. 

Months ago, Tanaka told investigators that, although he gave orders to protect FBI informant from the deputies he was investigating, and was okay with the ways they were being carried out–name changes and all. Yesterday, however, he testified that although he gave the orders, he never specified how they were to be carried out and he did not know why Brown was being hidden under pseudonyms.

Prosecuters moved to impeach Tanaka on his testimony. We'll see how this one turns out, but it's also worth noting that Tanaka is on the ballot this November for County Sheriff.

Advice? Don't vote for him.  

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