Ex-LAPD officer accused of aiding a fake police raid to steal $350K in crypto from a teen appears in court-because nothing says “trustworthy” like a man in uniform threatening to waterboard a minor. 🚷
A former LAPD officer now faces charges after allegedly teaming up with a band of merry fraudsters to rob a teenager of his digital riches. The plot reads like a Netflix special-except with fewer explosions and more blockchain. 🎬
The case caused quite the stir, mostly because the gang posed as cops, brandished guns, and tried to steal a small fortune from a 17-year-old’s crypto wallet. One can only assume they missed their calling in theater. 🎭
A ‘Fine’ Upstanding Citizen & His Motley Crew
According to reports, six men descended on a Hollywood Hills home last year, targeting a teen crypto entrepreneur. Among them? A deported felon who fancied himself a Lamborghini Urus enthusiast 🚗💨 and a former officer with a résumé that included luxury car rentals and-bless-auditioning actors via app. 🎬😏
Eric Halem, 38, allegedly moonlighted as a reality TV hopeful before swapping his badge for a life of crime. Clearly, a man of many talents-shame he chose this path. 🕴️
How the ‘Raid’ Went Down
The crew stormed the teen’s Koreatown pad at 2 a.m., two days post-Christmas. They found his girlfriend hiding in a closet, cuffed her with LAPD-issued bracelets (classy touch 👌), and waited for the main event.
When the teen returned, they allegedly threatened to shoot his foot and “waterboard” him-because nothing says “professionalism” like a shower-based interrogation. 🚿 The lad tried bluffing with an empty wallet, but the gang saw through it. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and thus $350K in crypto vanished into the night. Poof. 🎩🐇
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Motive? Oh, Just Another Day in Crypto-Central
Prosecutors claim the group targeted the teen for his crypto hustle, while defense lawyers side-eyed the entire industry’s lack of oversight. The judge, wisely, focused on the obvious: threatening a kid with a hose isn’t exactly legal procedure. 🚨
In the end, the teen recovered most of his assets and lived to trade another day. The trial continues-because drama’s never in short supply when ex-cops and Lambos are involved. 🎬💸
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2025-11-22 19:38