Chief of L.A. port police indicted on 16 criminal counts of corruption, fraud

[Ichingcarpenter]

OS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- The man in charge of policing one of the busiest ports in the world was formally charged on Thursday with multiple criminal counts, including corruption and tax evasion.
Ronald Jerome Boyd, chief of Los Angeles port police since January, was indicted by a grand jury on 16 counts. They include lying to FBI agents, failing to file federal tax returns, corruption and tax evasion, the Orange County Register reported.

Part of the indictment stems from the development of a social network app for the Port of Los Angeles, which Boyd allegedly planned to sell to law enforcement agencies. Boyd, 57, would have benefited financially from that venture, the report said.

Boyd, whose official title is chief of public safety and emergency management, was allegedly involved in "a scheme to defraud the citizens of the city of Los Angeles and the Harbor Department for the city of Los Angeles of their right to the honest services of defendant Boyd by means of bribery and kickbacks, materially false and fraudulent pretenses and representations, and the concealment of material facts," the indictment said.


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[pinboy3niner]

1. He corrupted poorly. nt

[malthaussen]

2. So he got away with it for years...

Falsified tax returns at least since 2007, and has been engaged in who-knows-what activity that won't result in charges because proof is lacking.

I hate that this sort of thing usually goes on for years before we can do anything about it. Sure, nice that he's finally going to be tried, but he had a lot of fun for a lot of years.

-- Mal