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By City News Service Hand And Gavel. SANTA ANA (CNS) - A Santa Ana police officer agreed today to plead guilty to accepting $128,000 in bribes from a crime figure who was seeking to thwart law enforcement activities against his illegally operating businesses, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Steven Lopez, 28, of Chino, is charged with bribery in a single-count information filed in United States District Court on the same day as the plea agreement was filed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He is expected to formally enter his plea in the coming weeks, and faces a statutory maxim...

California Police Officer Admits Accepting $128,000 in Bribes On 12/16/20 at 10:10 AM EST A California police officer has agreed to plead guilty to accepting $128,000 in bribes from an individual who was seeking to prevent any law enforcement crackdown on his illegally operating businesses. Steven Lopez, 28, from Chino, was charged with one count of bribery, the U.S. Los Angeles Attorney's Office has said. In documents filed Tuesday in federal court, Lopez agreed to plead guilty to one count of bribery from a "crime figure" who was named only as "Co-Schemer 1." His plea hearing does not appea...

Santa Ana police officer charged with accepting $128,000 in bribes Published  SANTA ANA, Calif. - Federal prosecutors charged a Southern California police officer Tuesday with accepting $128,000 in bribes and expect he will plead guilty in the next few weeks, officials said. Steven Lopez, 28, of Chino, is currently on administrative leave from the Santa Ana Police Department, where he has worked since April 2016. His peace officer powers have been suspended, according to the police department. In some instances, Lopez was on-duty — wearing his police uniform and driving a marked police car...