A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for helping a crypto entrepreneur who called himself “Godfather” extort rivals and stage a false arrest tied to financial disputes, federal prosecutors announced Monday. The deputy, Michael David Coberg, admitted in September last year that he conspired with LA-based entrepreneur Adam Iza to pressure people involved in business conflicts with him. “Coberg swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the U.S.,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum. “Instead, [he] betrayed that oath and those he swore to protect, ... (full story)