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Justice Department Asked to Look into OC Jailhouse Informants
Have the Orange County Sheriff and the District Attorney engaged in secret misconduct for 30 years? A group of high-powered lawyers and former prosecutors wants the federal Justice Department to investigate. We hear about the alleged misuse of jailhouse informants and violations of the right to a fair trial.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenHave the Orange County Sheriff and the District Attorney engaged in secret misconduct for 30 years? A group of high-powered lawyers and former prosecutors wants the federal Justice Department to investigate. We hear about the alleged misuse of jailhouse informants and violations of the right to a fair trial.
Also on the program, angry residents of a posh subdivision vented before LA Supervisors today over the natural gas leak that’s forced almost 70 families out of their homes. We talk to a homeowner and the Southern California Gas Company.
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2 storiesPorter Ranch Residents Worried about Gas Leak
At a hearing today, LA Supervisor Mike Antonovich said it's "nonsensical" and "irresponsible" for the Southern California Gas Company to insist that a month-old natural-gas leak won't be fixed for another two or three months. Some 67 families in the Porter Ranch development near Northridge have asked for relocation assistance.
Read the story9 minIs Law Enforcement Skirting the Rules?
A federal investigation of possible misconduct by the District Attorney and the Sheriff of Orange County has been called for by a group of legal heavyweights. They include 30 law professors, led by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at UC Irvine.
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