By Keri Blakinger and Brittny Mejia | LA Times
Several deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been relieved of duty in connection with a federal investigation, authorities said Tuesday night.
The Sheriff’s Department confirmed the move was linked to a probe “involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office” but declined to provide information about the exact number of deputies or the nature of the investigation.
Federal prosecutors declined to comment late Tuesday. An FBI spokesperson said the agency does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations “as a matter of longstanding policy.”
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