Billed for translation services that weren’t necessary or didn’t take place LOS ANGELES- On December 17, 2015, detectives with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested nine people in Southern California who are suspected in a complex scheme targeting more than 230 workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers. Siblings Francisco Javier Gomez, Jr., 32, and […]
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Caltrans Employee Arrested in Bribery Case Following Investigation by DOJ Special Agents
SACRAMENTO – After a nine-month long investigation by California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) employee Alex Morales III, 54, has been arrested on bribery charges. Morales allegedly received bribes in the form of money and a vehicle in return for ensuring that Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) contracts were […]
CSLEA Member Receives Gold Medal of Valor from Placer Law Enforcement Agencies
LINCOLN – Congratulations to California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Agent Dustin McLaughlin for the recent honor of receiving Placer Law Enforcement Agencies’ (PLEA) Gold Medal of Valor. McLaughlin was honored, along with other law enforcement officers from agencies in Placer County, on November 5, 2015 for his outstanding service in the line of duty as […]
ABC Agents Seize Illegal Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers & Gun Silencer From Martinez Man’s Home
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY – On December 10, 2015, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents arrested a Martinez man and seized more than 40 illegal and unregistered firearms including assault rifles, grenade launchers and gun silencers from his residence in Martinez. The arrest and seizure of weapons followed an undercover investigation into complaints that […]
25 People Charged in $10 Million Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Operation
SAN DIEGO – Twenty-five people are charged in a federal grand jury indictment with participating in an illegal gambling operation that laundered an estimated $10 million in gambling proceeds through Chula Vista and San Diego card rooms in what is believed to be the biggest illegal gambling prosecution in San Diego County in recent memory. […]
Inside California DOJ’s DNA Lab in Richmond
RICHMOND – If you ever want to meet a group of serious and successful crime fighters and crime solvers, walk into the California Department of Justice(DOJ), Bureau of Forensics Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory in Richmond and introduce yourself to any one of the criminalists there. “These are public safety employees. They may not carry guns, they […]
State Senator Dr. Richard Pan Addresses CSLEA Board of Directors at Year-End Meeting
SACRAMENTO – California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) officers and directors held their fourth quarter board meeting at CSLEA headquarters on December 10, 2015. California Senator Dr. Richard Pan spoke to the board about pension reform and retirement security. “It is in the state’s interest and in the interest of the general public that there […]
California State Lottery Investigation: Liquor Store Clerk Arrested For Scratcher Ticket Fraud
When California State Lottery agents suspected luck was not behind the unusually high scratcher lottery ticket redemption activity at a liquor store in Santa Ana, they went to work to determine what was really taking place. As a result of their investigation, a store clerk was arrested and now faces up to 18 years in […]
CSLEA Members Assist in San Bernardino Shooting Law Enforcement & Investigation Efforts
SAN BERNARDINO- On December 3, 2015, California Attorney General Kamala Harris visited the scene of the mass shooting in San Bernardino and was briefed by San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon on the ongoing investigation. In addition, California Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforcement dedicated 24 special agents to assist local and federal law […]
Hospital Police Officers the Focus of High-Level Meeting
SACRAMENTO – On December 1, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement President Alan Barcelona and Senior Legal Counsel Ryan Navarre met with California Health and Human Services (HSS) Undersecretary Michael Wilkening and Department of State Hospitals (DSH) Director Pamela Ahlin to discuss issues vital to the safety, health and well-being of its valued peace […]
