SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A former San Diego police officer admitted in federal court Tuesday to pocketing the government benefits of a coworker after his death. The coworker had designated him as the sole trustee of his trust.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, Ivan Alonso Rodriguez, 47, pleaded guilty to failing to report the death of his former coworker, identified as R.J.W., and pocketing almost $300,000 in federal benefits intended for the deceased man…