BALTIMORE (AP) - A former Baltimore police detective pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal agents about a drug bust that took place more than a decade ago.
Ivo Louvado faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison after entering his guilty plea to making false statements. Federal authorities accused Louvado, 47, of denying during a voluntary interview with FBI agents in 2018 that he and two police officers split the proceeds from the sale of cocaine that had been seized during a bust in February 2009.
The office of the U.S. Attorney in Maryland in a news release Friday said Louvado, of Bel Air, earned $10,000 from the sale of the drugs that should have been turned in as evidence at police headquarters following the search of a pickup truck.
Authorities said Louvado’s actions came to light as they investigated police misconduct following the arrests in 2017 of seven officers in a rogue police unit who brutalized, robbed and falsely arrested residents.
A sentencing hearing for Louvado has not been scheduled.
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