SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A former chief of the Manzanita Tribal Police Department pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $300,000 from the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation as part of a scheme to sell police department membership to dozens of unqualified individuals.

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Ex-tribal police chief admits to stealing more than $300K in fake badge scheme

Anthony Vazquez was chief of Manzanita Tribal Police, which was not recognized by California or the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a police department

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A former chief of the Manzanita Tribal Police Department pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $300,000 from the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation as part of a scheme to sell police department membership to dozens of unqualified individuals.

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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A former chief of the Manzanita Tribal Police Department pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $300,000 from the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation as part of a scheme to sell police department membership to dozens of unqualified individuals.Anthony Reyes Vazquez, 49, of Camarillo, served as the department's chief from 2012 to 2018, during which time federal prosecutors say he sold fake badges to people seeking to beco…

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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A former chief of the Manzanita Tribal Police Department pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $300,000 from the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation as part of a scheme to sell police department membership to dozens of unqualified individuals.Anthony Reyes Vazquez, 49, of Camarillo, served as the department’s chief from 2012 to 2018, during which time federal prosecutors say he sold fake badges to people seeking to bec…

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