The government's indictment includes a photo allegedly of the accused (Adam Iza) surrounded by high-end sports cars and deputies on his payroll from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. Iza is standing in the middle with his arms crossed, flanked by two uniformed deputies. The caption reads: "The pawns. The one doing the warrant has federal authority." This was allegedly a message that Iza sent to a co-conspirator.

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   BrianKrebs (briankrebs@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 07:09:59 JST BrianKrebs

   This is by far and away the craziest story I have ever reported. The lede probably doesn't do it justice, but I promise this will be a fascinating (if not also entertaining) read. I'd frankly be amazed if some version of this story isn't made into a documentary or drama series:

   A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business partners, a new indictment charges. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that many of the man’s alleged targets were members of UGNazi, a hacker group behind multiple high-profile breaches and cyberattacks back in 2012.

   https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/crooked-cops-stolen-laptops-the-ghost-of-ugnazi/