LAPD officer under investigation for secret recordings of bigoted remarks by fellow officers avoids prison

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Wednesday that the Los Angeles Police Department officer accused of allegedly illegally recording his coworkers will face lesser charges. The development comes after the officer in question, 43-year-old Daniel Flores, was originally charged with 16 felony counts of eavesdropping on or recording confidential communications on July 31. [...]