Overview
- A federal judge on June 24 handed Amiri 84 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $3,180 to the victim and $10,526 to the City of Antioch.
- A March verdict found him guilty of depriving bicyclist A.A. of civil rights by unreasonably deploying his K-9, punching the man and falsifying the official police report.
- An earlier trial in August 2024 led to convictions for wire fraud and conspiracy after Amiri paid others to finish his online coursework for a bogus criminal justice degree that earned him a pay raise.
- The sentencing marked the latest in an FBI-led probe that has charged ten current and former officers in the Antioch and Pittsburg departments with misconduct ranging from excessive force to financial fraud.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI condemned Amiri’s actions as a breach of public trust, while his defense cited PTSD treatment and remorse in urging a reduced sentence.