Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Not Guilty in Drug Case
Macario M. Duran, a former sheriff’s deputy already convicted in a money-skimming scandal last year, pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges alleging he attempted to arrange cocaine deals while free on bail.
Duran, 44, entered his not guilty pleas along with his wife Maria, 42, and his mother-in-law, Lilia Vazquez, 60, in a case evolving from a federal corruption probe of narcotics officers. The Durans denied allegations that they engaged in conspiracy, money-laundering, perjury and the filing of false tax returns. Vazquez also pleaded not guilty to charges of perjury and conspiracy.
Duran was one of seven Los Angeles County deputies convicted Dec. 7 in the Sheriff’s Department’s money-skimming scandal.
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