Former LASD Deputy Sentenced to 18 Months for Obstructing Crypto Investigation into Adam Iza

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According to U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson, former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy Scott Allen Simpkins was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for obstructing a federal investigation involving cryptocurrency businessman Adam Iza. Simpkins admitted lying to federal investigators about a 2021 incident in which Iza allegedly threatened a victim into transferring $25,000, and pleaded guilty on March 17 to one count of obstruction of justice. Iza remains in federal custody and has faced multiple federal charges tied to conspiracy, wire fraud, tax evasion, and an alleged August 2024 attempted bitcoin robbery and kidnapping in Connecticut.
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