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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014, file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announces his retirement at a news conference at Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau in Monterey Park, Calif. Baca has reported to prison to begin serving a three-year prison sentence for a corruption conviction, according to federal records. The U.S. Supreme Court declined his final appeal last month and Baca was ordered to begin serving his term by Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Ex-Los Angeles sheriff reports to prison for corruption

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FILE - In this May 12, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca leaves federal court in Los Angeles after he was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran. Baca was ordered Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, to report to prison by Feb. 5, 2020, to begin serving a three-year prison sentence for obstructing an FBI probe into corruption in the nation's largest sheriff's department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Ex-Los Angeles sheriff to report to prison for corruption

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High Court declines review of ex-LA Sheriff Lee Baca’s case

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FILE - In this May 19, 2004, file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca talks with reporters as he leads a tour inside the Men's Central Jail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. A federal appeals court refused to reconsider its rejection of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's appeal of his corruption conviction. A three judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, April 19, 2019 said it would not revisit its February ruling upholding Baca's three-year prison sentence. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Ex-Los Angeles sheriff’s corruption conviction upheld

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FILE - In this May 12, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca leaves federal court in Los Angeles after he was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran. Baca faces time behind bars after a court Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, rejected the appeal of his conviction on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Convicted ex-LA sheriff nears end of appeals to avoid prison

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FILE--In this May 12, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, center, walks with attorneys, David Hochman, left, and Nathan Hochman, outside federal court in Los Angeles after he was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran. A federal appeals court says Baca should remain free while appealing his corruption conviction. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

Court grants ex-sheriff bail, citing Alzheimer’s diagnosis

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 12, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca leaves federal court in Los Angeles after he was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran. Baca will remain out of federal prison, at least temporarily, as he appeals his conviction for trying to derail an FBI investigation into abuses in the nation's largest jail system. Baca filed an appeal Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal. He was due to surrender on Monday but the appeal triggers an automatic stay of that order. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Ex-LA sheriff remains free while appealing conviction

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Ex-LA County Sheriff Lee Baca denied bail pending appeal

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FILE - In this May 12, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca leaves federal court in Los Angeles after he was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran. Baca's attorneys filed the request with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday, July 24, a day before the 74-year-old former sheriff was scheduled to report to prison for a three-year sentence. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Former LA County sheriff asks to stay free during appeals

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Bail extension denied for ex-LA County Sheriff Lee Baca

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FILE - In this March 15, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca takes questions from the media as he leaves federal court in Los Angeles. Baca is being sentenced Friday, May 12, 2017, for obstructing a federal investigation into abuses and corruption in the nation's largest jail system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

The Latest: Ex-LA sheriff says sentencing was ‘interesting’

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FILE - In this March 15, 2017, file photo, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca takes questions from the media as he leaves federal court in Los Angeles. Baca is being sentenced Friday, May 12, 2017, for obstructing a federal investigation into abuses and corruption in the nation's largest jail system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Judge: Corrupt ex-LA sheriff’s crimes an ‘embarrassment’

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca talks to the media as he leaves federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Baca was convicted Wednesday of obstructing an FBI corruption investigation of jails he ran and of lying to federal authorities. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

After stellar 50-year career, ex-LA County sheriff convicted

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The Latest: Ex-LA County sheriff says he’ll win appeal

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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca arrives with his wife at federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Baca was convicted Wednesday of obstructing an FBI corruption investigation of jails he ran and of lying to federal authorities. He could face 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Ex-LA County sheriff convicted of impeding FBI’s jail probe

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press