Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion

2 former LA County deputies charged in alleged sham raid, $37 million extortion scheme

Two former L.A. County sheriff's deputies and two former foreign military officials have been charged with threatening a Chinese national and his family with violence and deportation during a sham raid, prosecutors said.

Chinese business dispute allegedly sparked a bizarre U.S. plot with former U.K. and Australian military officials

Prosecutors said a group of four men drove to the victim's house in 2019, demanding $37 million and the rights to the man's business in a sham police raid.

Former Officers Allegedly Staged Raid To Extort $37,000,000

Four former law enforcement and military officers allegedly staged a fake raid on a California businessman's home.

Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and two former foreign military officials have been charged with threatening a Chinese national and his family with violence and deportation during a sham raid at his Orange County home five years ago, federal prosecutors said Monday. The four men also demanded $37 million and the rights to the man’s business, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles. Authorities …

Ex-Los Angeles County deputies charged in sham raid and $37M extortion

Prosecutors say the defendants threatened a man and his family during a bogus raid, demanded $37 million and forced him to sign away the rights to his business.

4 former officers accused of staging sham raid to extort nearly $37 million from California man

Four former law enforcement and military officers are accused of conducting a sham raid on a California businessman’s home in 2019 and forcing him to sign away rights to his business worth tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.