The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Aug. 18 that 10 current and former officers in Northern California were charged with civil rights violations as part of a major FBI investigation that found evidence they committed various crimes ranging from fraud to covering up the use of excessive force in police reports.
A grand jury in San Francisco unsealed four indictments on Aug. 17 that outlined charges including conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under color of law, wire fraud, and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, according to a statement released by the DOJ.
