California
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will avoid prison for a little bit longer as his attorneys have asked a federal court to let him remain free while his corruption conviction is appealed.
July 24, 2017
Lee Baca, 77, is set to begin serving a three-year sentence for his role in a scheme to obstruct an FBI investigation into abuses at L.A. County jails.
Jan. 16, 2020
Federal prosecutors will seek to put former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca in prison for two years when he is sentenced next month for obstructing a probe into abuses at county jails, according to court documents.
April 26, 2017
Opinion
To the editor: I interviewed then-L.A.
July 21, 2016
To the editor: “Power corrupts” — a 19th century British politician made this observation.
May 16, 2017
Opinion L.A.
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Oct. 25, 2010
To the editor: The editorial on disgraced ex-L.A.
Feb. 14, 2016
Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca cites the coronavirus in a bid for release from prison
March 26, 2020
An appeals court will not reconsider its decision to uphold the conviction of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, all but extinguishing the chances the once-towering law enforcement figure had to avoid prison.
April 19, 2019
It is tempting to imagine disgraced former Sheriff Lee Baca — who now faces up to six months in federal prison — serving his time behind bars, itching to tell authorities of the abuse that he and other inmates routinely suffer at the hands of guards, trying to contact investigators with a phone they had managed to sneak in to him.
Feb. 10, 2016