4 ex-law enforcement/military officers charged with staging fake raid for Chinese businessman in 2019, extorted $37M and face up to 20 yrs if convicted.
Four ex-law enforcement and military officers, including two former LA County sheriff's deputies and two foreign soldiers, have been charged with staging a fake law enforcement raid on a Chinese businessman's home in 2019. The group, hired by a wealthy Chinese national with business disputes with the victim, threatened the man and his family, forcing him to sign documents relinquishing his interest in a Chinese company and handing over nearly $37 million. The four men, Steven Arthur Lankford, Glen Louis Cozart, Max Samuel Bennett Turbett, and Matthew Phillip Hart, face charges of conspiracy to commit extortion, attempted extortion, conspiracy against rights, and deprivation of rights under color of law. If convicted, they could each face up to 20 years in federal prison.