LOS ANGELES —A joint investigation that included California Department of Justice special agents resulted in the arrest of five drug trafficking suspects and the seizure of 55 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $2 million, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced July 30, 2015. “California is the gateway for 70 percent of the methamphetamine […]
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DOJ Special Agents’ Sex Trafficking Investigation Results in 10-Year Sentence for Defenda
SAN FRANCISCO — On July 16, 2017, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that Jimmy Gong Lee, 55, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and must pay restitution in the amount of $33,861.26 for his role in an Emeryville, California-based sex trafficking ring. “The defendant sold young, vulnerable women as commodities,” said Attorney […]
Cyber Exploitation Website Operator Sentenced to Jail
SAN FRANCISCO –On June 8, 2015, Casey E. Meyering, the operator of a cyber exploitation website which posted explicit images of unsuspecting victims without their consent, was sentenced to three years in jail. In May, Meyering pled no contest to one count of extortion, three counts of attempted extortion, and one count of conspiracy. “It infuriates […]
Revenge Porn Operator Enters No Contest Plea
SAN FRANCISCO – On May 8, 2015, a website operator who exploited women online pled no contest to one count of extortion, three counts of attempted extortion, and one count of conspiracy. Casey E. Meyering, of Oklahoma, operated WinByState.com, a cyber exploitation website on which intimate images of unsuspecting victims were posted without the victims’ […]
CSLEA, ASA-DOJ and Attorney General Meet With New DOJ Special Agents
On October 23, 2014, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Legal Counsel Jim Vitko and Association of Special Agents-DOJ (ASA-DOJ) President Al Cardwood attended a meeting in Los Angeles in which they and Attorney General Kamala Harris welcomed 14 new Special Agents to the Department of Justice. Also in attendance at the meeting were […]
CSLEA Attends Los Angeles Event With Kamala Harris
On October 6, 2014, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Unit-A Vice President Kenny Ehrman attended an event in Los Angeles for Attorney General Kamala Harris. Harris spoke to a group of law enforcement and fire labor associations. “It was great news, to hear AG Harris speak of the grant money her department received for […]
DOJ Special Agents Take Down Multi-State Drug Trafficking
California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents led the way with a team of law enforcement agencies to put a major dent in a multi-state drug trafficking ring based in Tulare County. The lengthy investigation resulted in the arrests of 11 suspects, and the seizure of $268,775 in cash, 56 lbs. of methamphetamine, 4 kilograms […]
Department of Justice Rapid DNA Service Team Receives National Award
Congratulations to our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Rapid DNA Service Team (RADS) in Richmond who received a national award for their work to improve the DNA analysis of rape kits by law enforcement agencies. On April 9, 2014, RADS received a United States Department of Justice […]
Seven Arrested in $6.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scam
SAN BERNARDINO — Seven suspects have been arrested and charged in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded more than 1,550 Inland Valley homeowners seeking loan modification services during California’s foreclosure crisis. Arrested was Nehad “Nick” Ayyoub Ayyoub, 57, of San Bernardino, president of The Firm Loans, Insurance and Investments Inc. and First Choice Debt Solutions […]
Suspected Revenge Porn Operator Arrested
When a Northern California woman realized she had been hacked and photos had been stolen from her computer, she did her own detective work and discovered nude photos of herself on the website WinBuyState.com. That discovery and an investigation by special agents with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) eCrime Unit lead to the arrest […]
