A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who conspired with a cryptocurrency magnate to extort and falsely arrest rivals was sentenced Monday to more than five years in prison. Michael David Coberg, who was a deputy and Sheriff’s Department helicopter pilot at the time of the crime, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy against rights. — from Miami to L.A. and cause him to be arrested with drugs, according to the plea agreement. AdvertisementCoberg separated from the sheriff’s department in September 2025. He was separately charged in Connecticut last year with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 17, 2026 02:33 UTC