LA prosecutor scales back charges in officer-recording case over whistleblower fears
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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said felony charges against LAPD officer Daniel Flores for secretly recording colleagues’ racist remarks will be downgraded to misdemeanors, backing off a case critics warned could chill whistleblowers and deter legitimate reporting in law enforcement.
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- D.A. reduces charges against LAPD officer who recorded racist remarks by colleagues Los Angeles Times
- Prosecutor Reduces Charges Against L.A.P.D. Whistle-Blower After Uproar The New York Times
- Los Angeles DA reduces charges against LAPD officer who taped colleagues making racist remarks AP News
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