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Criminal

Apr. 8, 2016

Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka faces up to 15 years in federal prison

A jury found former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy.

By Amanda Schallert
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A federal jury found former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy Wednesday, after a trial in the Central District where his attorney unsuccessfully tried to loop in evidence and witnesses to shift blame to the head sheriff.

While the federal government touted the conviction as a fair end to Department of Justice efforts to hold sheriff...

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