LOS ANGELES, Calif. – California Department of Insurance (CDI) detectives are searching for a man suspected of insurance fraud after he allegedly struck a pedestrian in a staged accident. CDI detectives have already arrested the pedestrian, Brandy Riste, 22, and her father, Tony Bimbo aka Anthony Riste, 45, both of Los Angeles, on two felony […]
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911 For Kids Awards CHP Dispatcher Jennifer Gsell
SACRAMENTO – Answering a 911 call from a child can be very challenging for our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who work at California Highway Patrol (CHP) Communications Centers, particularly when the child is on a cell phone and cannot tell the dispatcher where he or she is calling from. That was the […]
Los Angeles Area Doctor Convicted of Operating Pill Mill
LOS ANGELES- On May 14, 2015 a Los Angeles County jury found Dr. John Dimowo, 56, guilty of seven felony counts of unlawful prescription of a controlled substance. This case started back in March of 2012 after undercover agents with the Medical Board of California went into a pain management clinic in Wilmington and received […]
Remembering Our Fallen Officers & Recognizing Excellence
By Alan Barcelona CSLEA President FOP Lodge 77 President and State Trustee On behalf of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association membership, CSLEA Directors have attended numerous memorial and award ceremonies the past several weeks. It is important to pause and reflect on the sacrifices of our public safety employees and to award those who […]
Two Recent Wins For Government Pensions
By Alan Barcelona CSLEA President FOP Lodge 77 President and State Trustee Recent pension rulings by the Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside may have you feeling like you can breathe a sigh of relief, but words of warning – don’t get too comfortable, our fight to protect your pension is […]
The Recruitment & Retention Push for Hospital Police Officers
SACRAMENTO- On May 7, 2015 California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Legislative Advocate Shane LaVigne presented testimony in support of hospital police officer recruitment and retention improvements at the Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing on Health and Human Services. “We do want to press upon the committee and highlight, that there is an urgent need to […]
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’ […]
Sacramento Man Sentenced to Prison for Marriage Fraud Scheme
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence assisted in the investigation of a marriage fraud scheme that has lead to prison sentences for three people from Sacramento. According to the United States Department of Justice, on May 8, 2015, Sippy Lal, 62, was sentenced to two years in prison for […]
ABC Agents Shut Down San Jose Restaurant and Bar
SAN JOSE – On May 1, 2015, California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents put a stop to business at the Bboss Restaurant and Bar on North Capitol Avenue in San Jose by placing an indefinite Notice of Suspension on the door. “ABC agents conducted an undercover investigation late last year and found alcoholic beverage control laws […]
DCA Investigators Bust Downey Couple for Practicing Medicine Without a License
LOS ANGELES – When Department of Consumer Affairs investigators received a tip that a former physician and his wife were practicing medicine without a license, they went undercover to find out what was taking place. On May 7, 2015, that investigation lead to the arrest of Jose Alfredo Martinez,60 and his wife Emma Haydee Gonzalez, […]
