A San Jose police union official nicknamed the grandmother from “Breaking Bad” and accused of drug trafficking from her office could talk about a plea deal in his case and help investigators.
Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, was executive director of the San Jose Police Officers Association and was charged with attempting to illegally import fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.
Legal sources said The New York Post that the “wheels may already be in motion” to reach an agreement between the defendant and officials as Segovia’s hearings in his federal case continue to be postponed.
It’s unclear what terms of a possible plea deal might include or who might be the target of the investigation.
Segovia has already pleaded not guilty in court and claimed the operation was run by his housekeeper who is a “family friend” who suffers from a substance abuse problem, according to the security investigation report interior.
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 seen in the photo with her husband Dom, it is not known if he knew about the operation. Several affectionate 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, her address (pictured) and the union’s UPS account to ship the drugs into the country.
“She even told one of the neighbors that the case had been dropped,” a source told the Post.
She is currently out on bail, not wearing her 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. His lawyers have not commented on a possible agreement.
In at least one case, she is accused of using her work computer, address and the police union’s UPS account to ship drugs to the United States.
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’s 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 type of person. She wouldn’t even get a ticket.
Their marriage ended in 2000 before Joanne married her current husband, Dom Segovia.
She appears in several photos with her grandchildren, Jennifer’s children
Segovia has worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who died in the line of duty, serving as liaison between the department and officers’ families and organizing office festivities and fundraisers.
Tom Saggau, a spokesman for the San Jose police union, said Segovia had worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who died in the line of duty, serving as a liaison between the department and the families of police officers and organizing office festivities. and fundraising.
“We had no reason to suspect her,” he said, adding that the union’s board of directors was committed to fully supporting the federal investigation.
Federal prosecutors said that in 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a package sent to his home containing $5,000 worth of Tramadol, a synthetic opioid, and sent him a letter l ‘informing that they were seizing the pills.
The following year, CBP again intercepted a shipment of Tramadol worth $700 and sent it a seizure letter, according to court records.
Federal authorities only began investigating Segovia last year, when investigators found his 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 his home and work computers to order thousands of opioid tablets and other pills to his 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 an address in North Carolina using the police union’s UPS account. This 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 receipts and tracking numbers as proof that they actually sent a package,” wrote David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, in the affidavit.
Investigators found hundreds of photographs in a WhatsApp chat on his cellphone, including an image of the UPS shipping slip.
Investigators found hundreds of photographs in a WhatsApp conversation on his cellphone, including an image of the UPS shipping slip and another of a computer screen showing a PayPal payment in the name of an Indian man and the cards visit of the Segovia police union below.
“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,” wrote David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, in the affidavit.
“I believe she presented the receipt provided by Segovia as proof that she sent a package to the recipient in North Carolina.”
According to the complaint, Segovia continued to order controlled substances even after being questioned by federal investigators in February.
Federal agents also seized a package in Kentucky containing valeryl fentanyl, addressed to the defendant.
The package allegedly originated in China three days earlier and declared its contents as a “clock,” prosecutors said.
Segovia appears in several photos with her grandchildren, her daughter Jennifer’s children, as well as affectionate photos with her husband on her social media accounts.
