When the California Department of Insurance (CDI) received complaints about a Los Angeles insurance and bond agent, CDI investigators opened a case that has lead to the arrest of Isidro Santillan, aka Art Sanchez, 53 of Pacoima. Santillan was arrested last month and charged with 13 counts of grand theft and three counts of commercial […]
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Round Two: CSLEA Member-DOJ Special Agent Helping Combat Vets
“No soldier, no soldier’s family should feel that they are alone in this,” – CSLEA Member & DOJ Special Agent Michelle Gregory California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) member Michelle Gregory never saw herself as an event planner, let alone a fundraiser, but she is at it again, planning and preparing for the 2nd Annual Combat Veterans […]
DTSC Investigators At Work: Merced County Plating Shop Operators Plead To Criminal Charges
On August 20, 2014, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (DTSC) Office of Criminal Investigations announced that two Merced County plating shop operators pleaded no contest to criminal charges related to the release and abandonment of hazardous waste. The pleas were entered back in June: June 17, 2014 – Bonnie Rita Cardenas pleaded no contest […]
Riverside Beauty Contestant Busted For Workers’ Comp Fraud
RIVERSIDE – When California Department of Insurance detectives viewed 22-year-old Shawna Lynn Palmer on YouTube, vying for a prize in a beauty contest, they immediately suspected workers’ compensation fraud. The young woman can be seen walking comfortably and gracefully in high heels while at the same time collecting workers’ compensation benefits for a toe injury […]
L-A Area Doctor Convicted of Drug Trafficking
LOS ANGELES – On August 14, 2014, a jury convicted a Los Angeles-area doctor on federal drug trafficking charges for illegally distributing drugs, including powerful and addictive painkillers such as hydrocodone (Vicodin and Norco), alprazolam (Xanax), and diazepam (Valium) . Dr. Andrew Sun, 78, of La Mirada, was convicted of 14 counts of distributing controlled substances and […]
CSLEA Endorses Candidate for Assembly Autumn Burke
On Friday, August 8, 2014, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona announced the CSLEA endorsement of Autumn Burke, Democrat Candidate for Assembly District 62 which includes Marina Del Rey, Hawthorne, El Segundo, Gardena and Inglewood. “As the owner of a consulting firm, Autumn Burke has a good working knowledge of the business […]
CSLEA Endorses State Assembly Candidate Chad Mayes
On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona, CSLEA Board Member Al Cardwood and CSLEA Legislative Consultant Craig Brown met with Republican candidate for State Assembly Chad Mayes. Mayes, a financial consultant, is campaigning to represent residents in Assembly District 42 which includes parts of San Bernardino and Riverside […]
CSLEA Joins Assemblyman Tom Daly At Chief of Staff’s Farewell
On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona joined Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, to bid farewell to Daly’s Chief of Staff Daniel Kim. The celebration was held at Marilyn’s On K in Sacramento. “It is always a pleasure to visit with Assemblymember Daly,” said Barcelona. “And we certainly wish […]
CSLEA Membership Appreciation BBQs
On Saturday, June 7, 2014, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) hosted a Membership Appreciation BBQ in Arcadia. It is just one of the ways in which CSLEA thanks its members for their participation and for providing important public safety and consumer protection service for the State of California. “This was an extremely fun […]
DMV Investigators Arrest Three in Operation Blue Zone
In an effort to curb the illegal use and misuse of disabled placards in California, California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators launched Operation Blue Zone targeting suspects who obtain placards by fraudulent means. As a result of Operation Blue Zone, three San Francisco residents were recently arrested on felony charges involving the Disable Person […]
