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L.A. Sheriff Dept. Official Resigns over Sexist and Racist Emails

HeadlineMay 02, 2016

In Los Angeles, a top Sheriff’s Department official has resigned after the Los Angeles Times published a series of racist and sexist emails he’d sent. Tom Angel was the chief of staff to Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell. His published emails showed he had made frequent derogatory jokes about Muslims, Catholics, Latinos, African Americans and women during his previous job working for the Burbank Police Department.

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