The Civilian Oversight Commission in Los Angeles started a series of open hearings investigating Los Angeles County Sheriff and L.A. Police Department gangs in the organization. Multiple allegations say that this sordid part of the departments have leaked into the Administration, and right up to the top. Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been implicated as either a member of the Banditos or a “mark” or perpetrator who supplies favors to the East Los Angeles-based group.
