L.A. sheriff's deputy lied to federal agents, faces 10 years in prison

A 34-year-old deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to obstructing a federal investigation into a self-styled cryptocurrency businessman who called himself “The Godfather,” authorities announced. Scott Allen Simpkins, a resident of Brea, was assigned to LASD’s Lakewood Station where he was a member of the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau [...]