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Former LAPD officer found guilty of kidnapping teen in crypto robbery: report
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury on Monday found Eric Halem, a 38-year-old former Los Angeles Police Department officer, guilty of kidnapping and robbery for stealing $350,000 in bitcoin from a 17-year-old in 2024. The verdict followed a two-week trial detailing a home invasion in which Halem and three other men posed as police officers to gain entry to the victim's high-rise apartment in Koreatown, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Halem was first charged in the case in August last year. Prosecutors said the 17-year-old, who testified under the first name Daniel, handed over a hard drive ... (full story)
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