RivCo Ex-Lieutenant and Ex-Sergeant, Tow Company Owner, Sentenced in Towing Scam

RivCo ex-lieutenant and ex-sergeant, tow company owner, sentenced in towing scam

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNS) - A former Riverside County sheriff's lieutenant, a former sergeant and a tow truck company owner who conspired in a scam that involved the lawmen steering business to the proprietor in exchange for bribes were on probation Tuesday. Ex-Lt. Samuel Flores, ex-sheriff's Sgt. Robert Martin Christolon and Cody Close were convicted a year ago in the fraud that resulted in unwarranted costs for an unknown number of county reside…

Ex-Riverside County deputies, tow company owner sentenced in tows-for-bribes scheme

Two former Riverside County sheriff’s deputies and the operator of a tow truck company were sentenced Tuesday, June 17, for their roles in what prosecutors said was a scheme in which the operator bribed the deputies to steer business his way. Former Lt. Samuel Flores was sentenced to nine months in jail and probation and was taken into custody at the Riverside County Hall of Justice in Riverside. Former Sgt. Robert Martin Christolon was sentence…