The individuals, known as the VIP Group, used the badges to obtain privileges typically reserved for law enforcement officers, including carrying concealed weapons.
Nevertheless, he gave police badges to wealthy individuals - most of whom resided in the Los Angeles area and had no law enforcement experience - in exchange for large payments or donations. Vazquez, who is not a member of the tribe, admitted in a plea agreement that he and other members of the Manzanita Tribal Police Department had no authority to enforce laws or identify themselves as law enforcement or peace officers.
A former San Diego County tribal police chief, who oversaw a department and officers who did not have recognized law enforcement authority, pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $300,000 from the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.Īnthony Reyes Vazquez, 49, of Camarillo, entered the plea in San Diego County federal court, admitting to one count of federal program theft for stealing from the tribe, whose reservation is in eastern San Diego County off Interstate 8.
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