'A serious betrayal of the badge': Ex-deputy headed to prison for helping L.A. crypto 'godfather'

A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for civil rights violations. The deputy admitted to using intimidation and illegal search warrants to assist a local cryptocurrency figure.
A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who admitted to violating the civil rights of multiple people through intimidation, illegal search warrants and other abuses of power, was sentenced Monday to serve nearly two years in federal prison.
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