LOS ANGELES – At least seven current and former Los Angeles
County sheriff's deputies have been arrested by the FBI as part of an ongoing
investigation of inmate abuse in the nation's largest jail system.
A law enforcement
official with direct knowledge of the arrests who wasn't authorized to speak
publicly and requested anonymity confirmed the arrests were made Monday by
federal agents.
Federal authorities
called a news conference Monday afternoon to announce criminal corruption and
civil rights charges filed in the case.
The FBI has been
investigating allegations of excessive force and other misconduct at the
county's jails since at least 2011.
A Sheriff's Department
spokesman says he's aware of an indictment but refers calls to the FBI.
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