Two men have been arrested in a recycling fraud scheme following an investigation by California Department of Justice special agents. Agents uncovered a scam in which used beverage containers were being transported from Phoenix, Arizona to a recycling company in Bakersfield where the containers were fraudulently redeemed for approximately $1 million dollars over a five […]
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Governor Brown Signs CSLEA Sponsored and Supported SB 1025
On June 28, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1025. SB 1025, sponsored and supported by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), updates CHP public safety dispatcher & CHP public safety operator job titles in state statute. This is a language change only. As a result of collective bargaining agreements more […]
Store Clerk Sentenced For Stealing Winning Lottery Ticket
On June 27, 2014, a store clerk in Fullerton was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to stealing a winning lottery ticket from an undercover California State Lottery investigator. Muhamad Irfan Khan, 48, a clerk at FM Food Store, pleaded guilty to one felony count of burglary […]
Governor Signs California’s $108 Billion Budget
“This budget includes positive steps forward for public safety and consumer protection,” -CSLEA President Alan Barcelona This morning, Governor Jerry Brown signed California’s $108 billion general fund spending plan, which includes two legislative augmentations that provide $9.4 million for Special Operation Units (SOU) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and $1 million for 10 additional […]
Long Beach Doctor Placed On Probation After Medical Marijuana Card Sting
The Medical Board of California has placed a Long Beach doctor on probation for one year after undercover Medical Board investigators obtained medical marijuana recommendations for “stress” or “sadness.” One investigator obtained a medical marijuana recommendation after a conversation that lasted approximately one minute at a hemp convention, the other obtained one without ever seeing […]
California DOJ Task Force Finds Illegal Fireworks
SALINAS – At a time when water is scarce and fire danger is high, a California Department of Justice Task Force found 1800 pounds of illegal fireworks tucked away and for sale in a backyard shed in Salinas. After an undercover officer made a deal to purchase the small explosives and aerial fireworks, agents and […]
Responding to Emergencies Near Camp Roberts
When an emergency arises outside Camp Roberts in San Luis Obispo County, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are Firefighter-Security Officers with Camp Roberts Emergency Services, are called to respond. That was the case May 28, 2014 when two commercial vehicles, one towing the other, spun out of control and rolled over […]
Target Los Angeles: Staged Car Accident Capital of the U.S.
We have said it before and we will say it again, there is no shortage of work for our CSLEA members in the California Department of Insurance (CDI). “It seems as if CDI investigators could work 24 hours a day, seven days a week and still have caseloads of investigations,” said California Statewide Law Enforcement […]
Nine-Hour CSLB Sting in San Mateo County Nets 12 Suspects
When investigators with the Contractors State License Board’s (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) set up at shop in Belmont May 22, 2014, they posed as commercial property owners taking bids for paint, drywall and floor work. By the end of their nine-hour sting, they arrested 12 people suspected on contracting without a license. One […]
Busted: Million Dollar Fraud Ring Targeting Auto Dealers And Insurers
A four-year investigation into an organized ring that netted a million dollars by using 21 high-end vehicles to defraud auto loan and insurance companies has resulted in the arrest of 13 people. California Department of Insurance detectives and investigators made the arrests early Friday morning, May 23, 2014. Seventeen suspects are from the Los Angeles […]
