Villanueva has said that the panel’s conclusions are what led to Mandoyan’s reinstatement. But documents reviewed by The Times show that Villanueva was working to rehire Mandoyan at least a month before the reconciliation panel issued its findings.
Deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan, left, volunteered on Sheriff Alex Villanueva's campaign and acted as his personal driver before Villanueva reinstated him in December. who had been fired in connection with domestic abuse and stalking allegations was part of a broader vision to rebuild the department.
“I have been told this request has been given to contract counsel and the County Counsel Litigation Attorneys to work together with Mr. Mandoyan’s attorney to achieve the goal of returning him to work,” said the email, sent to Villanueva’s incoming chief of staff, Lawrence Del Mese.County spokeswoman Lennie LaGuire said the county’s lawyers could not comment on the email, but the county counsel said in a court filing Tuesday that no one in that office approved of Mandoyan’s reinstatement.
Ridley-Thomas said he didn’t understand why Villanueva took such extraordinary steps for a deputy whose behavior was “completely embarrassing at best and unlawful at worst.” Ridley-Thomas and Supervisor Sheila Kuehl introduced a motion Tuesday that would initiate a review of whether the sheriff’s truth and reconciliation panel
A broader move by the supervisors to force Villanueva to undo Mandoyan’s reinstatement was stymied Wednesday when a judge declined to grant the county’s request for an injunction against the Sheriff’s Department.
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