Pubdate: Fri, 22 Sep 2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Copyright: 2000 San Jose Mercury News
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OFFICER IN POLICE SCANDAL DENIES CORRUPTION IN CASE

The disgraced policeman who triggered the Rampart corruption scandal made a 
surprise witness-stand appearance Thursday, denying misconduct in a 1996 
case but saying that 75 percent of his unit's cases were tainted.

Rafael Perez's testimony came during a hearing in which two men were trying 
to get their 1996 convictions overturned, saying police planted a gun and 
drugs on them during an arrest of four gang members. On the stand, Perez 
said there was no misconduct in that case.

Perez was sentenced to a lenient five years in prison for cocaine theft in 
exchange for telling prosecutors everything he knew about corruption in the 
Los Angeles Police Department. 
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