Santa Ana Police officer agrees to plead guilty to bribery charge
A Santa Ana Police officer was charged with accepting $128,000 in bribes from a crime figure seeking to thwart law enforcement activities against his illegally operating businesses. Steven Lopez, 28, of Chino, was charged with bribery in a single-count information filed today in United States District Court. In a plea agreement also filed, Lopez agreed to plead guilty to this felony offense. Lopez is expected to plead guilty to the offense in United States District Court in the coming weeks. According to his plea agreement, Lopez served as a police officer with the Santa Ana Police Department...