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Three weeks ago the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office opened an internal affairs investigation into Deputy Larry Wenzel, after WW reported he had coordinated with federal immigration officers in violation of the county's sanctuary policy.
Today the Portland Tribune's Nick Budnick reports several more cases where county deputies apparently violated the policy by tipping Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to the whereabouts of suspected undocumented immigrants who had not been convicted of crimes.
In one of the emails obtained by the Tribune in a public records request, Deputy Keith Fisher helped ICE Deportation Officer Jeffrey Chan track down Stepan Starodubtsev, a 25-year-old man who had been arrested for theft and trespass.
Fisher provided Chan with Starodubtsev's last known address and the contact probation officer. Per Budnick's report, this exchange followed:
The emails show several other instances where deputies aided ICE in contravention of county policy. Sheriff Mike Reese told the Tribune he had ordered a captain to meet with the relevant deputies and that internal affairs would review the emails for a "potential investigation."
WW has contacted Reese's office as well as Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury for additional comment. Check back for updates.
Update 3:10 pm: No word yet from Reese's office, but Kafoury sent WW the following statement.
