Keri Blakinger, Brittny Mejia

Federal prosecutors call him “The Godfather,” and like the fictional mafia boss, he allegedly had cops on the payroll to do his criminal bidding. Adam Iza, who ran a cryptocurrency trading platform known as Zort, allegedly paid several L.A. County […]

Several deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been relieved of duty in connection with a federal investigation, authorities said Tuesday night. The Sheriff’s Department confirmed the move was linked to a probe “involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office”