Kudos to our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association members (CSLEA) with the California Department of Insurance, the California Dental Board and the California Franchise Tax Board, whose investigations resulted in jail time for a Beverly Hills dentist who pleaded no contest to insurance fraud and failing to file income tax returns. According to the Los […]
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ABC Agents Suspend Liquor Licenses At Four Bay Area Establishments
While many California families paused from school and work to enjoy a spring break, California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents (ABC) were busy wrapping up undercover investigations that resulted in the suspension of liquor licenses at four San Francisco Bay Area locations. The longest suspension was issued to Dimples Cocktail Lounge on Post Street in San […]
CSLEA Consumer Fraud and Public Safety Foundation To Participate In Assembly Member’s Meeting
On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the CSLEA Consumer Fraud and Public Safety Foundation will partner with the Office of the State Bar, the California Bureau of Real Estate and several other agencies, at a town hall meeting hosted by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. The event, to be held in Chula Vista, will focus on, among other […]
Congratulations To Jorge Bueno – Public Safety Dispatcher Of The Year 2014
Congratulations to CSLEA Member and CHP Public Safety Dispatcher Jorge Bueno for receiving the Fresno CHP Communications Center 2014 Public Safety Dispatcher of the Year award. Jorge is “home-grown,” born and raised in the Central Valley. He graduated from Madera High School and attended Fresno City College. Prior to joining the California Highway Patrol, he […]
California State 9-1-1 Hero: CHP Public Safety Dispatcher Tiffany Price
Congratulations and kudos to Tiffany Price, a California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) member and CHP public safety dispatcher, for receiving a California State 9-1-1 Heroes award at the State Capitol on April 24, 2014. Every year 9-1-1 for Kids hosts this awards ceremony to honor the extraordinary and courageous actions of California kids and […]
DOJ Special Agents Take Down Multi-State Drug Trafficking
California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents led the way with a team of law enforcement agencies to put a major dent in a multi-state drug trafficking ring based in Tulare County. The lengthy investigation resulted in the arrests of 11 suspects, and the seizure of $268,775 in cash, 56 lbs. of methamphetamine, 4 kilograms […]
Fullerton Insurance Agent Sentenced To Five Years
A Fullerton insurance agent is paying the price for his role in a highly organized and sophisticated Ponzi scheme that bilked more than a million dollars from at least 18 victims, most of them Latino senior citizens. Michael Zuno Zuniga, 43, of Fullerton, was sentenced to five years in Los Angeles County Jail and ordered […]
Fish and Wildlife Wardens Target Poachers in Nighttime Operation
“In a sense, they are more at risk than some other law enforcement officers, they’re out late at night in regions where most people have guns and often they are out there alone.” – Lake County Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff LAKE COUNTY – Two men busted for illegal hunting activity in Lake County […]
U.S. Postal Letter Carrier Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
LOS ANGELES — On April 8, 2014, Wayne Lu, 53 of Torrance was arrested on charges of alleged workers’ compensation fraud associated with an injury received during his employment with the U.S. Postal Service. Detectives from the California Department of Insurance (CDI), with the assistance of U.S. Postal Inspectors, arrested Lu in Manhattan Beach […]
L-A Area Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Addictive Drugs
LOS ANGELES – On April 10, 2014, a Los Angeles-area doctor, indicted on federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly illegally distributing drugs, including powerful and addictive painkillers, surrendered to authorities. Dr. Andrew Sun, 78, of La Mirada, operated medical clinics in San Gabriel and East Los Angeles. The indictment charges Sun with 24 counts of illegally […]
