A powerful task force lead by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) will actively target human trafficking and child exploitation in San Diego County. The San Diego Violent Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation Task Force (VHTCE) consists of 15 law enforcement and prosecution agencies that will identify, rescue, and connect victims with vital services, and […]
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Santa Barbara Business Owners Arrested For Fraud & Wage Theft
SANTA BARBARA – On January 14, 2015, California Department of Insurance detectives arrested two Santa Barbara business owners and their long-time employee on fraud and theft charges. Alberto Rodriguez, his wife Maria Rodriguez and Byron Duran face 42 felony counts involving violations of the California Unemployment Insurance code, Workers’ Compensation premium fraud, fraudulent denial of […]
Father & Daughter Arrested in CSLB Assisted Investigation
RIVERSIDE- The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) assisted in an investigation that lead to the arrest of a father and daughter in the San Francisco Bay Area. The two are accused of ripping off dozens of senior citizens in a walk-in bathtub scheme. Raj Kamal Suri, 65, and his daughter, Tori Bhavna Suri, 40, both […]
ABC Agents Suspend Night Club’s License Following Night of Violence
SAN JOSE – On Friday, January 16, 2015, the California Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended the alcoholic beverage license at the Fiesta Night Club for 60 days. The license is suspended following a shooting that left five people hurt on January 11, 2015 during a Chris Brown concert. Working closely with the San Jose Police Department, […]
Meet CSLEA Legal Secretary Sherri Elrod
You could say California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Legal Secretary Sherri Elrod has her feet firmly planted, after all, she is closing in on her 27th anniversary assisting CSLEA attorneys with complicated legal correspondence, unfair labor practice claims, pleadings, grievances and arbitration. But truth be told, Sherri Elrod is always on the run. Not […]
CSLEA Attends CCLEA 2015 Legislative Reception and CCLEA Board of Directors Meeting
SACRAMENTO – California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Board Members attended the California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations’ (CCLEA) 2015 Legislative Reception held at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel Tuesday, January 13th. “This annual legislative reception, hosted by CCLEA, which CSLEA is a part of, is a very special opportunity for CSLEA Board Members […]
January 2015 – ABC Agents Off To A Running Start
Sadly, just hours into the new year, a young woman was killed in a solo-vehicle crash driven by a suspected drunk driver in Oakland. Immediately, California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents were called in to open a “Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies” (TRACE) investigation. Agents will work to determine where the under-21-year-old driver obtained alcohol. “So […]
Five Arrested In Los Angeles Med Clinic “Pill Mill” Case
The California Department of Justice was one of five law enforcement agencies investigating a Los Angeles “Pill Mill” medical clinic that lead to the arrest of five suspects January 13, 2015. Authorities arrested the five in California and Texas after a federal grand jury issued a 33-count indictment. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, […]
Drug Dealers Sentenced To Prison Following ABC Agents’ Undercover Investigation
California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents were instrumental in putting a stop to a San Rafael store owner, a clerk and their drug supplier after a year-long undercover investigation into drugs being sold inside the Azteca market. The ABC agents worked with the Marin County Major Crimes Task Force to investigate the illegal operation. An […]
L-A Area Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prescription Drug Case
LOS ANGELES – On January 5, 2015, the Southern California doctor convicted of distributing powerful and addictive painkillers and laundering more than $1 million in illegal proceeds was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison. Dr. Andrew Sun, 79, of La Mirada, was convicted of 14 counts of distributing controlled substances and three counts […]
