Get Those Whistleblowers! This week, the national spotlight is on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and her embattled police department and the cover-up of accusations that officers committed statutory rape and trafficked sex worker Celeste Guap . Now, Schaaf and City Administrator Sabrina Landreth have opened an investigation to identify internal whistleblowers and leaks, according to multiple city and police sources, who asked not to be identified because they fear retaliation. The investigation started after recent news reports exposed details regarding multiple police-misconduct cases, as well as efforts by city and police officials to keep the misconduct hidden from the public .The attorneys said they have never heard of a leak investigation in local government during their decades of legal practice.
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