Ex-L.A. County deputy sentenced for extorting, falsely arresting crypto businessman’s rivals

A former Los Angeles County deputy and helicopter pilot was sentenced Monday to more than 63 months in federal prison for helping a cryptocurrency businessman extort a rival and arrange the illegal drug possession arrest of another adversary in Paramount, according to the Department of Justice. Michael David Coberg, a 44-year-old Eastvale resident, pleaded guilty [...]