A former Riverside County sheriff’s lieutenant, a former sergeant and a tow truck company owner who conspired in a scam that involved the lawmen steering business to the proprietor in exchange for bribes were on probation Wednesday.
Ex-Lt. Samuel Flores, ex-sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Martin Christolon and Cody Close were convicted a year ago in the fraud that resulted in unwarranted costs for an unknown number of county residents.
Their co-defendant, retired Deputy Kevin Alton Carpenter, pleaded guilty to receiving a bribe, conspiracy and unlawful use of a government computer network. He was sentenced in October to two years’ felony probation…