[Former Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 21 Months for Assisting a Crypto Businessman's Extortion Scheme] According to The Block, former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Eric Saavedra was sentenced to 21 months in prison for using law enforcement databases to assist a crypto businessman in an extortion scheme. He was also ordered to pay $90,984 in restitution for concealing $373,146 in income from the IRS.