Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka surrendered Monday to federal authorities in Colorado to begin serving a five-year prison sentence for conspiracy and obstructing an FBI investigation into deputy jail abuses. “Paul is a very stoic guy, and he continues in that vein throughout all of this,” Steward said. The conviction and sentence completed a remarkable fall for Tanaka — a tough, overbearing leader who ran the department's day-to-day operations and was mayor of Gardena. Despite calls to push him out, Baca initially stood by Tanaka, portraying him as a skilled and valuable bureaucrat. jack.leonard@latimes.comjoel.rubin@latimes.comFor more Southern California news, follow us on Twitter: @jackfleonard and @joelrubinALSOL.A. Councilman Mike Bonin proposes full public funding for city campaignsString of storms expected to soak Los Angeles County this weekStolen laptop may have had data for thousands of patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2017 05:08 UTC