L. A. and Federal Officials Speak Out on LAPD "Special Order 40" on Full Disclosure Network® Cable TV

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2008

The Full Disclosure Network® exposes the conflict between the Federal and State Justice systems over the LAPD "Special Order 40", deportation policy and the sensitivity of law enforcement officials over names to be used to describe the immigration status of illegal aliens, in a two-part television series featured on 45 cable TV systems and on the Internet and are available on DVD.

In what was at one time declared a "Sanctuary City", Los Angeles law enforcement officials struggle to explain how they are dealing with the conflict between the Federal and State justice systems. The escalating illegal immigration and criminal alien problem s came to forefront after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York. Full Disclosure Network® captured, on videotape, the exasperation of law enforcement officials in a long series of interviews that were conducted over the past sixteen years. Video clips from those interviews are included in the featured YouTube Internet Video News Blog.

Officials appearing in the two-part series are:

• Daryl Gates, L.A. Police Chief (ret)
• David Gascon, Assistant LAPD Chief (ret)
• Bayan Lewis, L.A. Police Chief (ret)
• Bernard Parks, Los Angeles Police Chief
• Leroy Baca, L.A. County Sheriff
• Sherman Block, L.A. County Sheriff
• Michael Antonovich, L.A.County Supervisor
• Art Lopez, Deputy LAPD Chief
• David Cunningham, III President L A Board Police Commissioners
• Rick Caruso, President L A Board Police Commissioners
• Debra W. Yang, U. S. Attorney
• Edith Perez, President L A Board Police Commissioners
• Richard Rogers, INS District Director
• Geri Ann Haslit, Superior Court, L.A.
• Sandi Gibbons, County District Attorney Office

A second video available for viewing here is a short preview (9 min) from the 2004 Full Disclosure series on "Special Order 40" featuring prominent L A officials describing the history and their frustration in dealing with illegal immigration in the "Sanctuary City of Los Angeles". Available at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/409-410-DavidGascon.htm.

Full Disclosure® has been known as 'The News Behind the News' since 1992 and has been produced by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series L. A.'s 'War Against Terrorism' was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and air times can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Channels/channelsINDEX.htm.

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