Crime & Safety
JUST IN: Former L.A. Co. Undersheriff Tanaka Sentenced To 5 Years
He is to surrender and begin serving his conspiracy-related sentence in federal prison Aug. 1.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA --- Paul Tanaka, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for his role in a wide-ranging 2011 conspiracy to derail a federal probe of misconduct in the jails.
The ex-undersheriff was found guilty in April of felony charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.
He was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release after he gets out of prison and pay a$7,500 fine.
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He must surrender to begin serving his sentence on Aug. 1.
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