Aide to Kamala Harris, 2 others accused of running rogue police force.Masonic Police.

Aide to Kamala Harris, 2 others accused of running rogue police force
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Brandon Kiel, Tonette Hayes and David Henry, from left, are accused of operating a fictitious police department. (L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.)
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Crime Law Enforcement Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Aide to California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and two others accused of operating a rogue police force

An aide to state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris and two others are accused of operating a rogue police force that claimed to exist for more than 3,000 years and have jurisdiction in 33 states and Mexico, authorities said Tuesday.
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Brandon Kiel, David Henry and Tonette Hayes were arrested last week on suspicion of impersonating a police officer through their roles in the Masonic Fraternal Police Department, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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Kiel, 31, has worked as the deputy director of community affairs at the California Department of Justice. An office spokesman declined to comment on the criminal investigation but said Kiel is on administrative leave.

Suspicions about the Masonic Fraternal Police Department -- whose members trace their origins to the Knights Templar -- were aroused when various police chiefs in Southern California received a letter in late January that announced new leadership for the group, sheriff’s officials said.

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