An executive for the San Jose Police Officer’s Association (POA) was charged this week with a scheme to import fentanyl and disperse it throughout the United States, authorities said Wednesday.
Joanne Segovia, an executive director of the association, is accused of ordering thousands of opioid and other pills to her home in San Jose, California, between October 2015 and January 2023 and agreeing to distribute the drugs in other parts of the country, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Segovia, 64, allegedly had at least 61 shipments mailed to her home, originating from countries including China, Hungary, India and Singapore, with manifests for the shipments declared as “Wedding Party Favors,” “Gift Makeup” or “Chocolate and Sweets,” according to a criminal complaint.
Beginning in January 2019, officials intercepted and opened five of these shipments and found thousands of dollars’ worth of pills, including the synthetic opioids Tramadol and Tapentadol, prosecutors said.
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Segovia allegedly used her personal and office computers, along with encrypted WhatsApp communications, to plan the logistics for receiving and sending the shipments.
She also made a shipment using the UPS account of the San Jose Police Association, officials said.
After federal investigators interviewed her in February, Segovia continued to order controlled substances, including one parcel that federal investigators seized in Kentucky earlier this month that contained valeryl fentanyl that is believed to have come from China and was labeled as a “clock,” the complaint said.
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San Jose Police Association spokesman Tom Saggau released a statement to FOX Digital.
“Last Friday we were informed by federal authorities that one of our civilian employees was under investigation for distribution of a controlled…
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