LOS ANGELES—A former Santa Ana police officer was sentenced April 22 to a year and a day in federal prison for accepting $128,000 in bribes from a crime figure who sought to thwart law enforcement activities against his illegal businesses.
Steven Lopez, 31, of Chino, was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and serve one year in supervised release following prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
