"FBI Charges 10 California Officers in Corruption and Civil Rights Probe"

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Source: The New York Times
"FBI Charges 10 California Officers in Corruption and Civil Rights Probe"
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Ten police officers from the Antioch and Pittsburg Police Departments in Northern California have been arrested and charged after a two-year FBI investigation revealed a range of crimes, including falsifying records, distributing drugs, and deploying dogs that harmed residents. The officers are accused of acting as though they were above the law, with some officers expressing a desire to shoot the mayor of Antioch. The indictments include charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and civil rights violations. The arrests have further exposed deep disarray within the police departments, with officers destroying records and not wearing body cameras. The officers face maximum sentences of 10 to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.

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