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California Police Officer Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Lying to FBI About Extortion Scheme
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A police officer in California who lied to the FBI about an extortion scheme was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in federal prison. Burbank police officer Anthony Valento admitted he lied to FBI agents about dating Gayle Bassett, a victim of a crime for which he was the reporting officer. Bassett was…