SACRAMENTO – On May 10, 2017 California Department of Justice special agents, along with local and federal law enforcement officers, arrested 49 people and seized more than 120 firearms, including assault rifles and automatic weapons; $170,261 in currency; cocaine, marijuana and 6.5 pounds of methamphetamine with a total street value of $1.7 million. The arrests […]
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ASA-DOJ President Welcomes 8 New Special Agents at DOJ Training Center in Rancho Cordova
RANCHO CORDOVA – On March 9, 2017, eight new California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents attending the DOJ Advance Training Center in Rancho Cordova received a lesson in “career insurance” and why it’s so vital to have, from Special Agent Supervisor and President of the Association of Special Agents- Department of Justice (ASA-DOJ) President […]
ASA-DOJ President Welcomes 15 New Special Agents at DOJ Training Center in Rancho Cordova
RANCHO CORDOVA – Fifteen new California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents took a break from their training at the DOJ Advance Training Center in Rancho Cordova September 13, 2016 to learn about the Association of Special Agents-DOJ, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) – all associations […]
Special Agents Takedown Stockton Gangs ‘Westside Bloods’ and ‘Taliban’
STOCKTON — Stockton residents may be breathing a big sigh of relief after learning about “Operation Bloodline,” an investigation and enforcement effort by California Department of Justice special agents that targeted violent gangs terrorizing their community. On May 20, 2016, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the successful takedown of two criminal street gangs in the Stockton […]
ASA-DOJ President Welcomes 11 New Special Agents at Fresno Academy
FRESNO – When 11 new California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents took a break for lunch at their academy at the Fresno Police Department Regional Training Center May 10, 2016, ASA-DOJ President Al Cardwood took the opportunity to welcome them to their new positions and to association membership. “There’s a lot going on right […]
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Guns, Dealing in Firearms, and Possession of a Machinegun
SACRAMENTO—Special agents in the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Firearms assisted in an investigation in which a Sacramento man has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and dealing firearms and possession of unregistered machine gun. In his plea agreement on April 14, 2016, Daniel Albert Crowninshield, 53, who was also known by his online moniker […]
Loomis Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gambling Business Connected to Internet Cafes
SACRAMENTO – On July 30, 2015, Capital Sweepstakes Systems, Inc., a corporation headquartered in Loomis, and Kevin Freels, 41 of Loomis, pleaded guilty to conducting an illegal gambling business related to internet sweepstakes cafes. As part of its plea agreement, Capital Sweepstakes agreed to forfeit more than $1.5 million in profits generated through its illegal […]
DOJ Agents Arrest 5, Seize Meth Valued at $2 Million
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 […]
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 […]
DOJ Agents’ Border Bust
Special agents assigned to the California Department of Justice’s Recycling Fraud Team busted a truck driver for smuggling a huge load of out-of-state used beverage containers across the border from Arizona to California in an attempt to defraud the California Redemption Value (CRV) fund “Our enforcement partners with the California Department of Justice’s Recycling Fraud […]
