A FORMER ANTIOCH POLICE OFFICER who was part of a wider scandal involving the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments was ...

A former Antioch police officer, Morteza Amiri, was sentenced to serve seven years in prison for using excessive force ...

Morteza Amiri was convicted of federal charges in two cases, a college degree scam and a use-of-force incident.

In court, the government attorneys stated that former police officer Morteza Amiri chose "a path to violently dehumanize ...

Morteza Amiri quickly became the face of the East Contra Costa police corruption scandal that engulfed 14 officers, all of ...

He “began to violently dehumanize the population he was supposed to protect and serve” once he became a K-9 officer, federal ...

The former Antioch officer was also part of a group of police officers who were arrested in a corruption investigation.

Ex-Antioch officer Morteza Amiri was sentenced to 7 years for civil rights violation, record falsification, and fraud.