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Top commander of elite L.A. County sheriff's unit leaves job amid dishonesty probe
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A member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department outside the Hall of Justice in downtown L.A. on June 4.
In another form requesting a criminal investigation, Barragan wrote that he suspected the lieutenant of embezzlement.
In an interview with internal sheriff’s investigators, Barragan was “unable to explain” why the exculpatory documents were omitted, the memo said.
Vince Miller, an attorney representing Garrido, commended the Sheriff’s Department for doing “the right thing” in this case.
The Sheriff’s Department has said it appealed the citations.