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Rampart Scandal
Overview
The Rampart scandal was a scandal of police corruption that unfolded from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. This scandal took place in Los Angeles, United States, and was involved within Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) unit of the Rampart divison, which was a specialized gang intelligence unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Over 70 police officers were involved in the scandal, with various forms of abusing power. These included including police brutality, planting of false evidence, stealing and drug dealing, bank robbery, perjury and cover-ups thereof.
Sufficient evidence was gathered to present 58 of them to an internal administrative board. Among these, 24 were determined to have engaged in misconduct, resulting in twelve receiving suspensions of varying durations, seven being compelled to resign or retire, and five being dismissed from their positions. Consequently, due to the falsified evidence and perjury committed by the Rampart CRASH officers, 106 criminal convictions were annulled.
Progression of the scandal
Officer Kevin Gaines shooting
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_scandal
https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/2021/12/boi_pub.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources_Against_Street_Hoodlums#