A self-described cryptocurrency “godfather” was sentenced Monday in downtown Los Angeles to over six years behind bars on conspiracy and other federal charges.

Adam Iza, 26, who formerly lived in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, was a self-styled crypto businessman who hired off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to act as his personal enforcers against his enemies. As part of the conspiracy, Iza had the deputies assist him in carrying out extortion, intimidation, setting people up for arrest, and abuse of legal process, prosecutors said.

Iza, who has been in federal custody since September 2024, pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count each of conspiracy, wire fraud, and tax evasion.