A San Jose police union official dubbed the ‘Breaking Bad’ grandmother and accused of dealing drugs out of her office may be talking about a plea deal in her case and helping investigators.
Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, was the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers Association and was charged with attempting to illegally import fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.
legal sources have said New York Post that ‘the wheels may already be in motion’ to find a deal between the accused and officials as Segovia’s hearings in her federal case continue to be postponed.
It is unclear what the terms of a possible plea deal might include or who might be a target of the investigation.
Segovia has previously pleaded not guilty in court and claimed the operation was run by her maid who is a ‘family friend’ who suffers from a substance abuse problem, according to the Homeland Security Investigations report.
Joanne Marian Segovia, executive director of the San Jose Police Officers Association, was charged with attempting to illegally import valeryl fentanyl from her home
Segovia is pictured with her husband Dom, it remains unclear if he was aware of the operation. Many photos of the couple appear on social networks
She allegedly imported illegal synthetic opioids from India and other countries and at least once used her work computer and the syndicate’s address (pictured) and UPS account to ship drugs domestically.
“She even told one of the neighbors that the case was closed,” a source told the Post.
She is currently out on bail, does not wear an ankle monitor and has not appeared in court since her first hearing in March 2023.
If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison. Her lawyers have not commented on a possible settlement.
In at least one instance, she is accused of using her computer and work address and the police union’s UPS account to ship drugs within the US.
Her ex-husband Doug Evans, 66, previously told DailyMail.com he was shocked to learn of prosecutors’ allegations against his wife.
“I can’t believe she would be involved in a smuggling operation,” he said in an exclusive interview from his home in Indiana.
‘I just can’t believe it’s her. She has never broken the law in her life. She just wasn’t that kind of person. She wouldn’t even get a traffic ticket.
Their marriage ended in 2000 before Joanne married her current husband, Dom Segovia.
She appears in numerous photos with her grandchildren, Jennifer’s children
Segovia has worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who die in the line of duty, being a liaison between the department and officers’ families, and organizing office celebrations and fundraisers.
Tom Saggau, a spokesman for the San Jose police union, said Segovia has worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who die in the line of duty, being a liaison between the department and officers’ families and organizing celebrations. in office. and fundraisers.
“We had no reason to suspect it,” he said, adding that the union’s board of directors has pledged to fully support the federal investigation.
Federal prosecutors said that in 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a package delivered to her home address containing $5,000 worth of Tramadol, a synthetic opioid, and sent her a letter said they were getting the pills.
The next year, CBP again intercepted a shipment of $700 worth of Tramadol and sent her a seizure letter, court records showed.
Federal officials didn’t begin investigating Segovia until last year when investigators found her name and home address on the cellphone of a suspected drug dealer.
The dealer is part of a network that ships controlled substances manufactured in India to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Segovia used the messaging service WhatsApp and her personal and office computers to order thousands of opioid tablets and other pills to her home and agreed to distribute the drugs elsewhere in the United States, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors say that in 2021, Segovia shipped the illegal drugs to a North Carolina address using the police union’s UPS account.
That address is linked to at least five illegal drug seizures, according to prosecutors.
“Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send invoices and tracking numbers as proof that they actually shipped a package,” David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, wrote in the statement.
Investigators found hundreds of pictures in a WhatsApp chat on her cellphone, including an image of a UPS shipping card
Investigators found hundreds of images in a WhatsApp conversation on her cellphone, including an image of a UPS shipping card and another of a computer screen showing a PayPal payment to an Indian name and police union business cards. Segovia under him.
“Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send receipts and tracking numbers as proof that they actually sent a package,” David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, wrote in the statement.
“I believe the receipt provided by Segovia was offered by her as proof that she sent a package to the North Carolina addressee.”
According to the complaint, Segovia continued to order controlled substances even after he was interviewed by federal investigators in February.
Federal agents also seized a parcel in Kentucky containing valeryl fentanyl addressed to the accused.
The package allegedly originated in China three days ago and declared its contents as a ‘watch’, prosecutors said.
Segovia appears in numerous photos with her grandchildren, daughter Jennifer’s children, as well as loving photos with her husband on her social media accounts.
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