Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, David Anthony Rodriguez and Christopher Michael Cadman, pleaded guilty to conspiracy against rights during their side jobs as private security for a crypto entrepreneur. Rodriguez lied to a judge to secure a search warrant for a victim's GPS location, which was then shared with another deputy. The information was used to harass and intimidate the victim. Both deputies face significant prison time, having been involved with a scheme led by businessman Adam Iza, who also pleaded guilty to similar charges.
David Anthony Rodriguez, 43, of La Verne, said in a plea agreement that in 2022 he lied to a judge to improperly obtain a search warrant for a victim's GPS location for a client who hired him for private security.
Rodriguez shared the victim's location with Eric Chase Saavedra, 42, of Chino, another deputy who operated a private security business and pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy against rights and subscribing to a false tax return.
Cadman and Rodriguez are former employees of Adam Iza, 24, a Beverly Hills and Newport Beach businessman who pleaded guilty in January to charges of conspiracy against rights, wire fraud and tax evasion.
During a meeting in Iza's Bel-Air mansion, LASD Deputy 6 "held the victim at gunpoint," according to the U.S. attorney's statement.
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