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Sheriff and DA Officials Knew For 2+ Years About Attorney-Client Recordings

OC jail recorded telephone calls

By Nick Gerda | December 3, 2018

The testimony raised questions about why, when sheriff and DA officials learned of attorney-client recordings in 2015, they apparently did not examine the issue further and potentially stop the systemic recording of hundreds of protected calls.

Sheriff and Phone Company Covered Up Jail Recordings, Attorney Alleges

OC jail recorded telephone calls

By Thy Vo | October 5, 2018

Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders says Sheriff’s Department personnel and Global Tel Link, the county’s jail phone contractor, knew about improper recordings of attorney-client jail calls but conspired to cover it up. He also points to discrepancies in data turned over by Global Tel Link that suggest far more than 1,079 attorney-client phone calls were improperly recorded.