LOS ANGELES – On May 31, 2016, the L.A. IMPACT task force, led by California Department of Justice special agents, seized 83 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of $10 million, from a bus traveling across the U.S. border from Mexico. The cocaine went through the San Ysidro Port of Entry from Tijuana, […]
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CSLEA continues to press for transfer of Medical Board Investigators to DOJ
CSLEA continued its efforts to secure the transfer of Medical Board investigators, presently assigned to the Department of Consumer Affairs Division of Investigation, to the Department of Justice. In addition to meeting with the Speaker’s Office, this week, CSLEA Chief Counsel Kasey Clark and CSLEA lobbyist Kate Bell of Capitol Advocacy met with Reginald Jones-Sawyer, […]
Great Finish For Department of Justice B2V Team #202
On Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, California Department of Justice Law Enforcement team #202 participated in the 31st Annual Baker to Vegas (B2V) Challenge Cup Relay. This is a rugged race through the Mojave desert for 120 miles, with temperatures ranging from 51 to 109 degrees. This year there was record heat. The […]
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 […]
DOJ Task Force Tackles Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation
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 […]
CSLEA Visits DOJ and DCA in Fresno
FRESNO – On January 14, 2015, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) held a site visit and lunch for Criminalists at the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Fresno Regional Laboratory. “Having our Member Services Representative Shelley Bishop, our Chief Counsel Kasey Clark and Association of Criminalists-DOJ President John Miller on hand […]
DOJ Agents Arrests Five in Recycling Fraud Case
Talk about a scam that was nothing short of stealing from the State of California! California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents have arrested five people from the Modesto-Turlock area and are searching for a sixth suspect in a recycling fraud case in which already-redeemed containers were being redeemed again. “This case involved our DOJ […]
CSLEA, ASA-DOJ and Attorney General Meet With New DOJ Special Agents
On October 23, 2014, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Legal Counsel Jim Vitko and Association of Special Agents-DOJ (ASA-DOJ) President Al Cardwood attended a meeting in Los Angeles in which they and Attorney General Kamala Harris welcomed 14 new Special Agents to the Department of Justice. Also in attendance at the meeting were […]
Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone
On July 7, 2014, a Visalia doctor pleaded guilty to prescribing highly addictive prescription drugs to people who did not need them in connection with a drug trafficking case that stretched up to the state of Washington. Eugene Brown, 61, admitted he prescribed large quantities of oxycodone and hydrocodone without medical necessity. He also admitted […]
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 […]
