article_snippet: department   used an invalid court order and spent $22,000 to bring an imprisoned killer and former gang leader to speak to an exclusive dinner for business executives, according to a report released Friday.
article_snippet: What's more, department   didn't have authority in the first place to remove Enriquez from custody because department   used an order from a 2012 murder case that has been closed — and in any case only allowed Enriquez release to act as a witness — a report released Friday said.
article_snippet: The decision came despite letters of support from the FBI and several federal prosecutors.
article_snippet: The Los Angeles Police Department used an invalid court order and spent $22,000 to bring Enriquez, pictured in an undated file photo, to speak to an exclusive dinner for private executives, according to a report released Friday .
highlights_snippet: department   didn't have authority to remove Enriquez from prison .