To say California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Casey Falls passionately tackles negligence and fraud in the auto repair industry, is just the beginning. In addition to his job as a program representative for the California Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) Field Operations and Enforcement Division in the Orange and Los Angeles County regions, […]
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April 12-18 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
“No matter who we are, from the rich and famous, to the average Joe or Jill, when we need emergency help, we all call 911 and rely on the steady as steel operators and dispatchers to assist us. They protect and save lives wearing a headset.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona They don’t wear badges, […]
CSLEA In Support of Senate Bill 298
SACRAMENTO – On February 23, 2015, Senator Marty Block introduced Senate Bill 298, a bill supported by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA). “SB 298 would add money laundering to the list of offenses for which a court may issue an order allowing the interception of electronic communications,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. “Money […]
18-Year Prison Sentence For Revenge-Porn Website Operator
On April 3, 2015, Kevin Christopher Bollaert, of San Diego, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for running a “revenge porn” website in which he allowed people to post nude pictures of their ex-lovers. Bollaert also made tens of thousands of dollars from victims who paid him to take the images down. The prison […]
AMCOS Membership Outreach Meeting Golden Gate Division
On April 1, 2015, the Association of Motor Carrier Operation Specialists (AMCOS) Board of Directors came closer to completing its goal to reach out and touch motor carrier specialists and school pupil transportation safety coordinators throughout the state by conducting an outreach meeting in the Golden Gate Division. “This is always an important effort, but […]
CSLEA Firefighter Members Donate Blood In Support Of Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern
FRESNO- When State Employed Fire Fighters Association (SEFFA) President and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Board Member Steve Bradley heard the need for blood to be donated in support of Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern, he notified his fellow firefighters at Camp Roberts and then made the 90-minute drive from his home to participate […]
CSLEA & CABCA Presidents Press Legislators For Recruitment and Retention Resolutions at ABC
On March 24, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona and California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents (CABCA) President Kevin Highbaugh met with several legislators to press the importance of what was revealed when the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) presented its report on numerous issues surrounding the ABC agent vacancy rate […]
Insurance Detectives Arrest Beverly Hills Doctor and CEO Son In Disability Fraud Case
LOS ANGELES- On March 19, 2015, detectives from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested Los Angeles Doctor Glenn Neil Ledesma, 63, owner of California Dermatology Center, Inc. and his adopted son and CEO, Jonathan Ledesma, 49. Both are charged with multiple felony counts of health care disability fraud. The two men allegedly collected disability […]
Jury Convicts Owner of Medical Equipment Supply Company
LOS ANGELES – An investigation by special agents in the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, in partnership with federal investigators, has lead to a jury conviction of a former owner of a medical equipment supply company in Southern California. On March 20, 2015, the United States Department of […]
Investigators Discover Wage Theft at Wholesale Bakery
SAN DIEGO – On March 20 2015, California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Sue announced that Cookies con Amore, a wholesale bakery in Vista, was cited more than $185,000 for wage theft violations, including denying overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods to 73 of its workers. In addition, the company is accused of forcing some […]
