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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Paul Tanaka Indicted

    Former Los Angeles undersheriff Paul Tanaka turned himself in to authorities this morning. The FBI and Justice Department charged Tanaka with obstruction of justice, alleging that he repeatedly sabotaged an investigation by the federal authorities into civil rights violations in Men’s Central Jail. We get an update on the case.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 15, 2015 • 1 min read

    Former Los Angeles undersheriff Paul Tanaka turned himself in to authorities this morning. The FBI and Justice Department charged Tanaka with obstruction of justice, alleging that he repeatedly sabotaged an investigation by the federal authorities into civil rights violations in Men’s Central Jail. We get an update on the case.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Paul Tanaka, L.A.’s Minimum Wage, and Harry Shearer Leaves 'The Simpsons'
    1. 0:00Paul Tanaka IndictedYou’re reading this
    2. 8:14An Epic Emerald Fight
    3. 16:32L.A.’s Minimum Wage War
    4. 27:51'Iris' and the State of Docs
    5. 43:54Harry Shearer Leaves 'The Simpsons'
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