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Video Reveals Arrest of LA DA's Deputy During 2021 Traffic Stop

Joseph Iniguez, now the No. 2 prosecutor in Los Angeles, was detained for public intoxication while intervening in a traffic stop involving his then-fiancé.

  • Iniguez recorded the incident, declaring officers had 'pulled over the wrong person.'
  • He urged officers to check his license plates to reveal his DA office affiliation.
  • Iniguez sued the police department, receiving a $10,000 settlement for alleged civil rights violations.
  • Another top aide to DA Gascon, Diana Teran, faces felony charges for improper database access.
  • Both Iniguez and Teran are named in a lawsuit alleging they ordered subordinates to break the law.
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