Ex-Santa Ana Police Officer in Bribery Case Sentenced to Prison

Published on April 23, 2024

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. Mr. Lopez pleaded guilty three years ago in downtown Los Angeles to a single felony count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Between August 2019 and November 2020, Mr. Lopez received about $128,000 in bribes from the unnamed crime figure in return for a promise to keep law enforcement officers from inspecting, searching or shutting down the man’s illegal gambling operations....

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