11 notorious Bay Area police scandals









The grand jury alleged that officers stole drugs, which were then sold by undercover informants, with the proceeds being split by the officers.





After a relatively quick trial, former Sgt. Ian Furminger and Officer Edmond Robles, with more than 40 years on the force between them, were convicted of violating suspects’ civil rights in the searches and stealing money and property that should have been turned over as evidence.





The linchpin of the trial: another indicted officer, Reynaldo Vargas, who pleaded guilty to similar charges in exchange for his testimony.





In all, more than 100 felony cases were dismissed due to the conduct of the officers, Adachi said.





Robles and Furminger were sentenced to 39 and 41 months in jail , respectively. Both were fired, and plan to appeal their convictions.

In February 2014, five veteran San Francisco police officers and one former officer were indicted on federal corruption charges after Public Defender Jeff Adachi released videos of the officers allegedly entering rooms at various hotels without search warrants.