His accusations echoed the claims made by Deputy Art Gonzalez, who has been transferred since blowing the whistle on the alleged deputy gang. The deputy alleges he was pressured to give citations and make arrests. sued the county, alleging that he was retaliated against when he resisted illegal arrest quotas imposed by the Executioners at the Compton station. The fraud allegations came just days after Deputy Javier Guzman Jr. “We are unaware of such allegations, however, based on the information we will conduct an audit and inquiry into the matter,” said Deputy Abe Bedoyan. In response to an inquiry from Spectrum News 1, a Sheriff’s Department spokesman said they would look into the alleged fraud. “I’ve heard similar allegations in the past but cannot effectively prove or disprove them as long as LASD prevents lawful oversight,” said the county’s inspector general, Max Huntsman. The whistleblower letter was also sent to the Office of Inspector General, which accused the Sheriff’s Department of obstructing its investigations. “One of the first things that I did when I became city attorney was to reach out to the county to request certain changes to the contract and, unfortunately, we were not able to make those changes, so at this point we are left to the county to actually enforce and investigate those allegations,” Brown told Spectrum News 1.īrown says if the allegations are true, it could add up to millions of dollars owed to the city. “This minutes fraud is an open secret at the station, and has resulted in vast amounts of avoidable overtime being billed across the board by deputies engaging in crime suppression duties,” the whistleblower said.Ĭompton’s city attorney Damon Brown confirmed they are investigating the claims, but have little ability to audit the Sheriff’s Department because of the terms of the contract. The whistleblower, who claims to have witnessed the fraud first hand, says the fraud resulted in fewer patrol cars on the street and overtime for deputies. Last week, an anonymous whistleblower sent letters to the City of Compton and the Office of Inspector General alleging “minutes fraud,” where deputies bill the city for work outside of their contract. Compton's city attorney says the current contract does no allow the city to audit the Sheriff's station.Sheriff Alex Villanueva banned deputy cliques.Deputy Art Gonzalez says he is facing retaliation after blowing the whistle on an alleged deputy gang called the Executioners.Compton officials are investigating an anonymous claim the Sheriff's Department defrauded the city.The GoFundMe page raised more than $140,000 in its first 24 hours. GOFUNDME: An account has been established by a department deputy working with the union to raise funds for the wounded deputies. Both deputies were sworn in 14 months ago. Neither of their names have been released to the public. The other deputy, a 24-year-old man, was struck by gunfire in the forehead, an arm and a hand. "She helped the other wounded deputy, got on the radio, provided medical care, got him to a place of safety 'cause they didn't know if there was another attack coming their way," Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. (KABC) - The two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies who were shot in the head in an ambush in Compton Saturday are now in stable condition, authorities confirmed Sunday.Ī senior official within the department tells ABC News that one of the deputies, only identified as a 31-year-old mother of a 6-year-old boy, was shot in the jaw and arms but is critical but stable condition.
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