{"id":1155,"date":"2026-03-17T00:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinosentinel.com\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:07:32","slug":"former-l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-to-more-than-5-years-in-federal-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinosentinel.com\/en\/california\/former-l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-to-more-than-5-years-in-federal-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Former L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Michael David Coberg, 44, of Eastvale extorted and arranged a sham illegal drug possession arrest with help of another corrupt former sheriff, Christopher Michael Cadman, 34, of Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013<\/strong> Michael David Coberg, 44, of Eastvale , a former deputy and helicopter pilot with the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department (LASD) was sentenced on March 16  to 63 months in federal prison for helping a now-jailed, self-styled cryptocurrency businessman extort a rival and arrange the sham illegal drug possession arrest of another adversary in Paramount in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coberg was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy Anderson, who also ordered him to pay $127,000 in restitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coberg pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion and one count of conspiracy against rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coberg \u2013 then employed as an LASD deputy and helicopter pilot \u2013 worked on the side with Adam Iza, 25, formerly of Beverly Hills and Newport Coast. Iza, a self-proclaimed \u201cGodfather,\u201d was engaged in fraudulent marketing and cryptocurrency schemes and has been in federal custody since September 2024. He has pleaded guilty<\/a> to federal charges and is expected to be sentenced in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coberg\u2019s contract with Iza allowed him to work as a business partner and advisor, as opposed to simply working security shifts. Coberg and Iza at one point planned to start a business selling anabolic steroids. Iza paid Coberg at least $20,000 per month for his services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCoberg swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States,\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. \u201cInstead, [he] betrayed that oath and those he swore to protect, abusing the awesome power of his badge. And he did so for an all-too-common reason: greed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation in Extortion<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2021, Coberg accompanied other security guards to pick up a victim whose business partner was having a financial dispute with Iza. After transporting the victim \u2013 identified in court documents as \u201cL.A.\u201d \u2013 to Iza\u2019s residence, Iza placed a firearm on the desk and displayed an assault rifle, which was placed on the ground near the desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coberg informed the victim that he was an active-duty law enforcement officer and interrogated the victim about the financial dispute Iza had with L.A.\u2019s business partner. While Coberg stood watch over the victim, Iza demanded \u2013 and recorded a video of \u2013 the victim transferring $127,000 to a bank account Iza controlled. Iza then directed his security guards to take away the victim\u2019s passport and told them to drive the victim back to the victim\u2019s hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, Coberg continued to interrogate the victim about the financial dispute and the location of the victim\u2019s business partner. Later that day, Coberg took Iza and the victim to a shooting range in Iza\u2019s residence and left the two individuals alone. Iza then held the victim at gunpoint and demanded the victim\u2019s business partner transfer money to him, which the victim\u2019s business partner did later that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

False Traffic Stop and Arrest<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2021, Coberg conspired with Iza and others to lure another victim \u2013 identified in court documents as \u201cR.C.\u201d \u2013 from Miami to Los Angeles to set up the victim and cause him to be arrested with illegal narcotics. During the previous month, Coberg learned of a dispute between Iza and the victim and that Iza and two corrupt LASD deputies working for Iza forced the victim at gunpoint to transfer $25,000 from the victim\u2019s bank account to an account Iza controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coberg and other co-conspirators set up a plan in which the victim\u2019s ex-girlfriend called the victim and pretended to be interested in pursuing a romantic relationship to convince the victim to fly to Los Angeles to meet with her to use drugs together. At Coberg\u2019s advice and counseling, the co-conspirator purchased the airplane ticket for the victim, picked him up at Los Angeles International Airport in a white Tesla, drove the victim to obtain drugs, and later traveled to a location in Paramount where an LASD deputy would make the traffic stop and arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Michael Cadman, 34, of Fullerton, a corrupt LASD deputy who had participated in the intimidation of the victim in August 2021 resulting in the $25,000 payment to Iza, also helped set up the false arrest. Cadman pleaded guilty<\/a> in August 2025 to federal criminal charges and is expected to be sentenced in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Cadman\u2019s assistance, Coberg lied to a fellow LASD deputy that a confidential informant was driving a white Tesla with an individual who had an outstanding arrest warrant and possessed illegal drugs. That deputy later conducted the traffic stop, searched the Tesla, found cocaine in the car and psilocybin mushrooms inside the victim\u2019s backpack, and arrested the victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV \u2013 with the window rolled down \u2013 as Iza watched from the back passenger seat. Iza took videos and photographs of the victim\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the arrest, Coberg texted Cadman to thank him for facilitating the traffic stop and stated, \u201cthe kid enjoyed it,\u201d referencing Iza. Iza later taunted the victim by sending him a photograph of the victim\u2019s arrest in progress and the victim\u2019s booking photo, and texting him, \u201c[f]or a drug dealer, you [expletive] with the wrong people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated this matter. The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department provided assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant United States Attorney Maxwell K. Coll of the National Security Division prosecuted this case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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