Two former Rohnert Park police officers have been indicted in federal court for their alleged roles in a years-long shakedown racket involving large amounts of drugs and cash, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.

Former officers Brendon Jacy Tatum and Joseph Huffaker are charged with conspiracy to commit extortion “under color of official right,” with Tatum also facing charges of falsification of records in a federal investigation and tax evasion, according to federal prosecutors.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.