Four ex-law enforcement and military officers were to be charged Aug. 12 in what prosecutors allege was an extortion scheme in which a bogus law enforcement team entered an Irvine man’s home and threatened him and his family with violence and deportation unless he turned over nearly $37 million and signed away his rights in a business.
An updated indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court charges the defendants with one count each of conspiracy to commit extortion, attempted extortion, conspiracy against rights, and deprivation of rights under color of law, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
