Did the Orange County DA run an illegal jailhouse snitch operation?

May 27, 2015

America Tonight gained access to damning audio of jailhouse informants speaking candidly with police officers

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Did the Orange County DA run an illegal jailhouse snitch operation?

In a trial after the largest mass shooting in Orange County history, attorney Scott Sanders noticed something suspicious about the district attorney’s use of informants. After a yearlong investigation, he released a bombshell report accusing the D.A. of running an illegal jailhouse snitch operation for up to 30 years. In this excerpt from America Tonight, Michael Okwu highlights some damning evidence: previously unaired recordings of informants speaking with police officers.


 

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