LA mayor's office silent on deputy who was in charge of fire dept., placed on leave for alleged bomb threat
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L.A. Deputy Mayor Brian Williams was placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into an alleged bomb threat three weeks before fires broke out in LA County.
"Due to the department’s working relationship with Mr. Williams, the investigation was referred to the FBI," the LAPD said in a statement at the time. "The FBI remains the investigating agency." Chris Pandolfo is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
Embattled Mayor Karen Bass' office said Williams was placed on administrative leave immediately after the FBI notified the mayor of the search. That happened three weeks before the fires erupted in Los Angeles County, scorching nearly four square miles of urban area, according to the Associated Press.
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