Former LASD Deputy Sentenced to 18 Months for Obstructing Adam Iza Extortion Probe

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy Scott Allen Simpkins was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for obstruction of justice.

Simpkins pleaded guilty in March to lying to federal agents about witnessing cryptocurrency businessman Adam Iza threaten a victim with live ammunition during a 2021 incident at Iza's Bel Air residence. Prosecutors said Iza placed four or five live 9mm rounds on his desk and demanded a $25,000 transfer before Simpkins and fellow former deputy Christopher Michael Cadman escorted the victim from the property.