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Zort’s Iza: The Crypto Don Turned FBI Impostor

In a plot twist straight outta the metaverse, Adam Iza, aka The Godfather of Los Angeles crypto circles, wasn’t just moving coins through Zort—he was allegedly pulling a fake FBI gig and boosting crypto at gunpoint. According to whispers from the Feds, Iza went full tilt back in 2018, locking down “Victim T.W.” and his girl with a gun, looking to peel the keys to a crypto-loaded laptop. The score? Digital assets that Iza just couldn’t let slip through his fingers. Arrested just this week, Iza’s scheduled to square off with a California district judge on October 8, facing a stack of charges, including conspiracy and tax evasion.

But this wasn’t your average small-fry operation. Iza ran Zort, a so-called AI-powered crypto trading platform that had enough hype to get itself apps on iOS and Android, even catching attention from some top-tier crypto outlets. And while most of his gigs have unraveled, Zort’s website and socials haven’t ghosted yet—they’re still standing at the time of this write-up.

Dirty Deals and Crypto Kickbacks

Turns out, it wasn’t just his hodl game that went dirty. Iza’s being accused of sliding envelopes of cash to LA Sheriff cops to do his dirty bidding. Think of it like paying gas fees, but the transaction involved some serious firepower. The court docs claim Zort’s biz account shelled out $154,933 to one LASD officer, with more dollars drifting into the hands of others.

What were the cops doing for Iza? If you believe the court chatter, they were allegedly harassing his rivals, staging raids, and even arresting his personal beefs on trumped-up charges. Case in point: “Victim R.C.”—a planner who got swooped up on bogus drug charges after an LAPD deputy pulled him over in 2021. Iza didn’t stop there. He reportedly shot R.C. a pic of his CLETS report—like an off-chain flex—with a cop’s ID card casually chilling in the frame.

Tax Shenanigans, Fancy Whips, and Leg Stretchers

The Godfather had more than a few tricks under his ledger. He’s charged with dodging over $1.7 million in federal taxes between 2020 and 2022—no tax filings, no nothing. And what did he do with the untaxed cash? According to the Feds, he stacked up luxury cars, paid rent on a Bel Air mansion, and even dropped money on cosmetic leg-lengthening surgery.

Word on the block is that several LAPD sheriffs got benched as part of a federal investigation.