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County Pays $8M to Settle Lawsuit Over `Banditos' Sheriff's Department Gang

The settlement resolves claims that the Banditos harassed deputies, forced unpaid overtime and contributed to promotions being denied, attorneys said.

Summary by MyNewsLA.com
The county Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay $8 million to settle a long-pending lawsuit by multiple sheriff’s deputies who claimed they were pressured to quit or leave the East Los Angeles station by an internal deputy clique known as the Banditos. The Los Angeles Superior Court suit filed by plaintiffs Art Hernandez, Alfred Gonzalez, Benjamin Zaredini, David Casas, Louis Granados, Mario Contreras, Areila Leums and Oscar Escobedo had b…

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MyNewsLA.com broke the news on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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