Darwin BondGraham & Ali Winston Discuss Their Oakland Police Investigation, Firing of Sean Whent

by UpFront, KPFA

Tue, Jun 21, 2016 5:33PM

Since this program was recorded, within a week of the firing of chief Sean Whent (on June 10), Oakland police have churned through two more, interim chief Ben Fairow (June 10 - June 15) and acting chief Paul Figueroa (June 15 - June 17). City Administrator Sabrina Landreth was then appointed by Mayor Libby Schaaf to oversee the department, and on June 20, deputy chief David Downing was named acting assistant chief. More and more crimes and corruption of Oakland police continue to be exposed.

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UpFront
06.14.16 - 7:00am

Oakland: Multi-department sex and prostitution scandal brought down police chief

The abrupt resignation of Oakland’s chief was swiftly followed by news of a sex and prostitution scandal involving multiple officers from multiple agencies, some sergeants and captains, some trading sex for warnings about stings. So: how widespread was it? How high up did the cover-up reach? And is it unusual, or just unusually public? We speak to the two investigative journalists who blew open the story.

Guests:
— Darwin BondGraham, staff writer at the East Bay Express
— Ali Winston, freelance investigative journalist specializing in policing and surveillance.

UpFront is produced by KPFA’s award-winning News Department. It delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.

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