Tag: LASD

  • David Anthony Rodriguez, False Search Warrant Application, California 2021

    David Anthony Rodriguez, False Search Warrant Application, California 2021

    ⏱ 2 min read A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy, David Anthony Rodriguez, was sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for submitting a false search warrant application to obtain cell phone information for a private client’s estranged husband in a contentious divorce case in Los Angeles, California. Rodriguez, 45, pleaded guilty to…

  • Scott Allen Simpkins, Obstruction of Justice, California 2021

    Scott Allen Simpkins, Obstruction of Justice, California 2021

    ⏱ 2 min read A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy, Scott Allen Simpkins, 34, of Brea, was involved in a shocking case of obstruction of justice. In August 2021, Simpkins was hired by Adam Iza, a self-styled cryptocurrency businessman, to provide private security at his Bel Air mansion. However, things took a dark turn…

  • Michael David Coberg, Money Laundering, New York 2019

    Michael David Coberg, Money Laundering, New York 2019

    A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy is trading his uniform for an orange jumpsuit after admitting he became a personal enforcer for a brazen cryptocurrency conman. Michael David Coberg, 44, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison this week, a penalty for using his authority to shake down rivals and manufacture criminal charges…

  • Scott Allen Simpkins, Obstruction of Justice, California 2021

    Scott Allen Simpkins, Obstruction of Justice, California 2021

    ⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Tax Cheat Gets 23 Months in the Slammer SEE ALSO: Tax Cheat Gets 23 Months in MO A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy admitted today he lied to federal agents investigating a Beverly Hills crypto hustler who allegedly strong-armed a party planner out of $25,000. Scott Allen Simpkins, 34, pleaded…