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Los Angeles County Sheriff Searches Home Of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s executed a search warrant on the home of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl on Wednesday, in what they said was part of an ongoing corruption investigation.But Kuehl, a critic of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, blasted the action, calling it a “sort of a bogus, non investigation.”The Sheriff’s Department confirmed that search warrants also were executed on the home of Patti Giggans, Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight commissioner, as well as the office of non profit she runs, Peace Over Violence, and offices at the Hall of Administration and Los Angeles Metro headquarters.

The office said that the investigation was being conducted by the department’s Public Corruption Unit.“The investigation has been shared with a federal agency and they continue to monitor,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the warrant was signed by Superior Court Judge Craig Richman and had to do with an investigation into Peace Over Violence and how it was awarded a county Metro contract.

The contract was to provide on hotline for reports of sexual harassment on public transit, according to the Times.Media outlets were present at the time that the warrant was served, catching the moment that a deputy said at Kuehl’s green front door, “Sheriff’s Department.

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