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title: "Crypto founder paid LA cops to extort victim for crypto, FBI alleges"
url: https://diffcoin.com/crypto-founder-paid-la-cops-to-extort-victim-for-crypto-fbi-alleges/
description: "Adam Iza, the founder of the crypto trading platform Zort, allegedly paid Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies for information that he used to blackmail a…"
published: 2024-09-27
updated: 2024-09-27
author: "Mila"
site: "Diffcoin"
---

# Crypto founder paid LA cops to extort victim for crypto, FBI alleges

Adam Iza, the founder of the crypto trading platform Zort, allegedly paid Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies for information that he used to blackmail a target he intended to rob.

[Source link](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-ceo-bribed-police-extort-victim?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound)