Former LA sheriff gets 3 years in prison for impeding FBI

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran.

The 74-year-old Baca, who is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, was sentenced by a judge who has shown little leniency when it comes to Baca's role atop a department rife with corruption.

U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson said he would have sentenced Baca to five years in prison except for his years of service and the Alzheimer's diagnosis.

The judge, however, took exception to a defense contention that Alzheimer's is a sentence of its own.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriff-ran-la-jails-faces-prison-time-impeding-47365232

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By BRIAN MELLEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — May 12, 2017, 2:24 PM ET

[rurallib]

1. Impeding the FBI? That's pretty ironic at this moment

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Yeah. tRump should die in jail, however long his health lasts with the best care believe me. . .nt

[George II]

3. I wonder how much time donnie will get?

[angstlessk]

5. I just wonder...IF he ends up in jail will he START exercising?

[SunSeeker]

4. Good. Shitler's early Alzheimer's shouldn't get him off either. nt