Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon was slapped with a slap on Wednesday:
11 felonies on top of her Suspect “Data in legally protected and confidential peace officer files was repeatedly misused.”
Diana Teran, Gascón’s assistant district attorney for ethics and integrity affairs and immigration policy, has long been accused of illegally downloading classified Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department files in 2018 while she was an LASD employee.
Teran allegedly worked with Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman’s office, which oversees the sheriff’s department, to leak the data of 11 sheriff’s deputies.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Teran “used that data without authorization” after joining Gascon’s team in January 2021.
Former Sheriff Tim Murakami
Said In 2019, KABC-TV reported that Teran, who served as the LASD’s constitutional police advisor, downloaded confidential Huntsman and Inspector General records days before former LASD Sheriff Alex Villanueva was sworn into office.
The download reportedly stems from a civil dispute between the county and LASD over Villanueva’s rehiring of Deputy Karen Karl Mandoyan, who previously served a prison sentence on domestic violence and stalking charges. This was revealed for the first time in a lawsuit.
according to
declaration In a lawsuit filed in California Superior Court by LASD detectives, Teran alleges that on November 28, 2018, he accessed records through what is known as the Personnel Review Management System and “from 22 LASD employees’ unique case files. 78 Documents” was downloaded.
Among the documents that Mr. Gascón’s future ally allegedly fled were “14 documents from the docket related to Sheriff Alex Villanueva, totaling approximately 2,000 pages. In addition, Teran downloaded documents from the case files of at least eight current and former LASD executives.”
Mr. Huntsman maintained that his office had the legal right to inspect the file, saying, “We are required to keep the file confidential, so we do not release classified information, but we do not release confidential information, but we do I’m allowed to look, so I can get a good look at things, and that includes the sheriff’s department personnel records.”
Huntsman also suggested that the files listed in the detective’s report are of interest because they are classified as confidential.
report Los Angeles Times.
Murakami disagreed, saying, “That code doesn’t give him anything.” [Huntsman] Feel free to look at anything. ”
“His problem is that he is actually breaking the law. He may think he is doing a good thing, but breaking the law to enforce the law is You can’t,” the former sheriff’s deputy added.
LASD has opened a criminal investigation against Huntsman and Terran, charging them with possible “conspiracy, theft of government property, unauthorized computer access, theft of classified files, unlawful distribution of classified files, possible civil rights violations, and robbery.” He indicated that he is considering it.
The AG’s office clearly thought there was something to this allegation.
The 11 felonies Teran currently faces are: be punished Up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, “No one is above the law.” “Public servants are expected to serve the public and the State of California with honesty and integrity.”
Teran’s attorney, James Spertas, echoed the OIG’s longstanding claims when asked about the charges.
tell The Los Angeles Times reported that “they are charging her with doing what she was obligated to do within the scope of her employment.”
Mr. Spertus suggested that the investigation into Mr. Teran was prompted by Mr. Villanueva’s complaint this week, which allegedly called Mr. Teran’s download a “massive data breach.”
“I remain committed to transparency and ensuring police accountability in Los Angeles County,” Gascon said in a statement obtained by the Times.
Mr. Teran started as a special advisor in Mr. Gascón’s office. She continued to work on prosecuting police and lawyer misconduct.Just recently, Gascon — who
hundreds of thousands of people Los Angeles County residents desperately tried to oust him from office in multiple recall efforts and promoted Teran to assistant district attorney.
Nathan Hockman
candidate He is aiming to defeat Gascón in the November 5 election for Los Angeles County district attorney. I have written On Wednesday night, on , he should resign immediately for such leadership misconduct. If not, should he resign since he is sleepy and not aware of what is happening around him? That must be the reason.”
Hochman emphasized Gascón’s apparent dependence on Teran and suggested that this development was “another sign of poor judgment and failure of leadership on the part of Mr. Hasco.”
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