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A suspended Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, who is scheduled to stand trial with eight other narcotics officers in a money-skimming scandal, has filed a lawsuit contending that local and federal investigators violated his civil rights in searching his two homes. Deputy Terrell H. Amers and his wife, Genevieve, filed suit Thursday in U.S.

On his way to court Wednesday, Reid Daub passed a San Fernando Valley motel that reminded him of how proud he had always been of his older brother, Ron. Ronald E. Daub had been a janitor at the Carriage Inn when he saved a baby from a fall. "I remember being so proud of him," said the younger Daub. "He was always a contributor to society. That's what I remember about him. Not what people think now, that he's just a bad cop."

A federal judge Thursday dismissed more than two dozen criminal charges against seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies already convicted of stealing seized drug money and laundering cash. At the request of prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie dropped 26 remaining charges against the narcotics officers who were convicted Dec. 10 in one of the department's worst corruption scandals.

Seven former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from two years to five years for participating in a massive money-skimming scheme that a federal judge portrayed as "unprecedented corruption" in local law enforcement. In sentencing the former narcotics officers, U.S.

A federal judge refused Monday to dismiss convictions of five Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies involved in a drug and money-skimming scandal with two other narcotics officers. U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie rejected defense claims that there was insufficient evidence to convict the deputies last month on 11 criminal counts ranging from conspiracy and theft to money laundering and tax evasion.

A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted 10 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department narcotics officers--including all nine members of an elite team--on charges of stealing more than $1.4 million in seized drug cash and using much of that money to buy homes, luxury cars, jewelry and stocks. The 10 veteran officers were also accused of conspiring to take money from suspected drug dealers during narcotics raids over the last two years.

Seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, accused of skimming more than $1.4 million during narcotics raids, were portrayed by a prosecutor Tuesday as corrupt officers who "turned the war on drugs into their own personal piggy banks" and used stolen drug cash for spending sprees. The officers--who worked together on an elite narcotics investigation team--stole huge sums of money from drug traffickers and money launderers to finance cars, boats, vacation homes and other luxuries, Assistant U.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, accused of beating a suspected drug dealer in 1988 and threatening him with execution, denied the allegations Thursday and disputed government claims that he and other narcotics officers on trial skimmed more than $1.4 million during drug raids. Deputy Terrell H. Amers, a 22-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, told jurors in U.S.

On his way to court Wednesday, Reid Daub passed a San Fernando Valley motel that reminded him of how proud he had always been of his older brother, Ron. Ronald E. Daub had been a janitor at the Carriage Inn when he saved a baby from a fall. "I remember being so proud of him," said the younger Daub. "He was always a contributor to society. That's what I remember about him. Not what people think now, that he's just a bad cop."

A convicted money launderer who claims Los Angeles County sheriff's narcotics officers stole $65,000 from him testified Thursday that deputies beat him while he was handcuffed and one officer placed a revolver to his head in a mock execution during a 1988 drug raid. Arturo Rojas Zavala, 22, told a Los Angeles federal court jury that deputies Terrell H. Amers and Eufrasio G.

A federal judge refused Monday to dismiss convictions of five Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies involved in a drug and money-skimming scandal with two other narcotics officers. U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie rejected defense claims that there was insufficient evidence to convict the deputies last month on 11 criminal counts ranging from conspiracy and theft to money laundering and tax evasion.

A federal judge Thursday dismissed more than two dozen criminal charges against seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies already convicted of stealing seized drug money and laundering cash. At the request of prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie dropped 26 remaining charges against the narcotics officers who were convicted Dec. 10 in one of the department's worst corruption scandals.

In the end, the key was the murky black-and-white images on an undercover videotape shot by FBI agents in the penthouse suite of a Sherman Oaks hotel. Jurors sitting in judgment on seven sheriff's deputies charged with stealing money seized in drug raids had been bombarded for seven weeks with testimony from more than 200 witnesses and more than 1,000 pieces of physical evidence.

Six Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were convicted Monday of conspiring to steal cash seized from drug traffickers and money launderers, the first prosecutorial victory in a widening corruption investigation that has touched dozens of narcotics officers. The veteran deputies, who worked on an elite team investigating major drug cases, were found guilty by a federal court jury of 24 criminal charges, including conspiracy, theft, money-laundering, racketeering and tax evasion.

Seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, accused of skimming more than $1.4 million during narcotics raids, were portrayed by a prosecutor Tuesday as corrupt officers who "turned the war on drugs into their own personal piggy banks" and used stolen drug cash for spending sprees. The officers--who worked together on an elite narcotics investigation team--stole huge sums of money from drug traffickers and money launderers to finance cars, boats, vacation homes and other luxuries, Assistant U.

One deputy stuffed a shaving kit with hundred-dollar bills as an "emergency fund" in his bedroom closet. Another deputy stashed tens of thousands of dollars in a cookie tin and a locked box in his home. A third deputy kept thousands in an attic safe over his stepson's bedroom. The money, deputies said, came from refurbishing cars, baby-sitting, garage sales, savings and collecting loose change. Or from gambling winnings, spousal incomes, outside businesses and gifts from relatives.

One deputy stuffed a shaving kit with hundred-dollar bills as an "emergency fund" in his bedroom closet. Another deputy stashed tens of thousands of dollars in a cookie tin and a locked box in his home. A third deputy kept thousands in an attic safe over his stepson's bedroom. The money, deputies said, came from refurbishing cars, baby-sitting, garage sales, savings and collecting loose change. Or from gambling winnings, spousal incomes, outside businesses and gifts from relatives.

There was a silence in the courtroom as the videotape began to play. The murky images of two deputies could be seen, hurriedly stuffing money from a suspected drug dealer's duffel bag into a satchel. "Oh, ho-ho--is this your bag?" a third deputy could be heard saying, taunting the dealer. He insisted that it was not, and then was urged to sign a form saying so.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, accused of beating a suspected drug dealer in 1988 and threatening him with execution, denied the allegations Thursday and disputed government claims that he and other narcotics officers on trial skimmed more than $1.4 million during drug raids. Deputy Terrell H. Amers, a 22-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, told jurors in U.S.

A priest testified Wednesday to the character of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy accused of money skimming and extortion, calling the officer a "man of justice" who would never steal or abuse another person. "Terrell Amers is not a thief," said Father Michael Burns, who testified that he had gotten to know the defendant when the deputy was a faithful parishioner at his church in Pomona. "I feel Terry Amers is a man of justice."