SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Two former California police officers who posed as federal agents to extort marijuana from drivers and then lied to investigators to cover up the crimes were sentenced to a combined 50 months in prison Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney sentenced former Rohnert Park police officer Brendan Jacy Tatum to 30 months, while co-defendant and fellow ex-police officer Joseph Huffaker got 20 months.
The case centers on a scheme prosecutors say began after California voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016, legalizing recreational marijuana and ending a lucrative drug interdiction program that had been a source of pride for the small police department about an hour north of San Francisco…