Former Los Angeles police officer sentenced to 21 months in prison for using law enforcement database to assist crypto industry figure in extortion

BlockBeats news, September 29: Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy Eric Saavedra was sentenced to 21 months in prison for using law enforcement databases to assist a cryptocurrency industry figure in carrying out an extortion scheme.

In addition, the court ordered him to pay $90,984 in restitution. Previously, Saavedra was accused of concealing $373,100 in income and failing to report the relevant income to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).