The letter warns “absent an assertion by you of your Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, failure to answer may adversely affect your employment.”
The Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General announced on Tuesday, May 16, it sent letters to multiple sheriff’s deputies ordering them to submit to questioning about their knowledge of deputy gangs within the department.
“Your cooperation is being sought because we believe you may have information regarding one of two groups that may be law enforcement gangs, commonly referred to as the Banditos and the Executioners,” the letters state.
It also instructs deputies to bring a photograph of any tattoos they may have on their legs, or any that resemble those that have been associated with the Banditos and Executioners. According to Spectrum News, which first reported on the letters, the missives were sent to 35 deputies. The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, which is the union representing deputies, sent text messages to its members Monday instructing them to contact the union before responding, Spectrum News reported, adding that the union told members it was negotiating with the OIG on the issue.
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