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FBI Agent Defends Use of Troubled Inmate in L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputies Case

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The lead FBI agent on the sweeping corruptions case involving the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies testified Thursday that it was important to document inmate abuse by smuggling a cell phone to a prisoner with a history of violence and lying. The Los Angeles Times reports that the defendant Deputy James Sexton…

FBI Paid LA Sheriff’s Deputy $1,500 to Smuggle Phone to Inmate in Sting

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By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The LA Times reports that a cell phone smuggled into the Los Angeles County jail to help document alleged inmate abuse was smuggled in by a county Sheriff’s deputy, who was paid about $1,500 as part of an FBI undercover sting. Ticklethewire.com had previously written about the incident, noting the Sheriff’s…