CBS2 Investigation: 3 L.A. Police Agencies Have Former Cops Turned Criminals

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — CBS2 was the first to report about how a federal investigation into wrongdoing at the port had extended to Los Angeles International Airport.

Now, we have learned that a Los Angeles police officer also took a plea deal at a time when air and port security is a big concern.

Three L.A. police agencies guarding Southern California's harbor, airports and streets had former cops turned criminals,
including some top brass. All of whom have stepped down after being caught up in a federal probe that's growing.

CBS2 has learned that the first domino to fall was back in 2014 when then-L.A. police officer, Dewayne Davis, got appeared on federal agents' radar.

That's the LAPD part of this story. When CBS2's Cristy Fajardo went knocking at the door of Davis' home in Carson, someone initially told her currently retired police officer didn't live there.

Soon after, Davis made a surprise appearance by coming out of his house but did not respond to Fajardo's questions.

According to court documents, Davis pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion for not declaring $205,850 in income

Where did that money come from? That's where the harbor connection comes in. The feds said Davis moonlighted for
Ron Boyd, who was the port's top cop at the time.

The former port police chief admitted to lying to the FBI and hiding more than $1 million from the IRS.

He was sentenced to two years in his corruption case.

When asked what was his relationship with Boyd. Davis answered: "Oh, come on."

The feds said Boyd had a security company called "At Close Range." Davis would not tell Farjardo what he did there.
But prosecutors said an executive from another company would write Davis personal checks for referring business.

When asked if Boyd's situation raised any concerns, Mayor Eric Garcetti said: "Of course, zero tolerance."

The LAPD said Davis suddenly retired, but no one knew why.

"Mr davis has paid dearly for his criminal conduct having to retire from law enforcement," Davis' lawyer wrote in a court document.

That led Fajardo's investigation to LAX, where Brian Walker resigned as the airports's assistant police chief just hours before a CBS2 investigation about him was set to air last year.

He took a plea deal admitting to misdemeanor tax fraud. But in this case, the prosecutor wrote a letter stating: "At no time was walker suspected of having participated in the corruption allegations against chief Boyd.

Instead, he failed to declare money he received working for Boyd and from referring business to another security company, which has ties to Boyd and contracts with vendors at LAX and Port of L.A.

"We're investigating 100 percent of this," Garcetti said the city is looking into how the contracts were obtained.

Meanwhile in an email after Boyd's sentencing, the U.S. Attorney's Office revealed an intriguing tidbit.
The investigations/ prosecutions of this matter have not yet concluded

(Sot) Mayor13.04 are there more city officials under the investigation?
I don't know you have to ask the united states attorney

We should mention this happened before mayor garcetti took office
We had more questions

(Sot) 12.19.34
Mister mayor,
I have to run to the next thing, but i'm happy to do an interview whenever you guys want

We'll definately take him up on that promsie
Because cbs2 has now learned a santa monica based venture captalist has just been charged with obstruction of justice in this case
And get this, the city gave one of his companies a contract using grant money from the department of homeland security
Keeping track?
We are
Stay tuned!