. >> joanne segovia is accused of having 61 drug shipments mailed to her home.hey say joanne segovia used her office as the union's ups account to district the substances. >> so if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sgpoa's office. if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts, she utilized an email account for herself at sgpoa.com. there's embarrass and collateral damage, and i think sgpoa needs to respond to the community and answer questions and i hope they are transparent when they do so because one of the questions that comes up is how could somebody have done this, assuming it's true, for so long and nobody noticing? >> the san josÉ poa released a statement saying the poa has been fully cooperating with authorities as they continue their investigation. no other individual at the poa is involved or has prior knowledge of the alleged acts. the civilian employee was placed on leave and cut off all access to the poa. >>> and then a truck was set to be donated to white pony suppress -- express. >> a food

joanne segovia walked out of the federal courthouse here in downtown san jose. she had been in a meeting with pre child services for aboutr to an hour and a half. after that, she was released without bail and walked out the front door with her attorney, legal analyst steven clarke, says herself surrendered this morning. is a positive weight against a lot of negatives. she knew that she was going to be facing some serious charges and the issue of whether she remained in custody during this case rested largely on whether she shows that she is willing to come to court so it was important for her to self surrender. segovia wore casual clothes to u. s district court, but was also shackled at the ankles. he's charged with one count of importing and distributing fentanyl. prosecutors say the 64 year old was the hub for an international opioid drug distribution distribution ring. she worked as the executive director of the san jose police officers association, a union for about 20 years, but us agency she used her personal and work computer at the union office to order

this is joanne segovia, and she is accused of illegally importing and exporting synthetic opioids toher san josÉ home and shipping them out of her san josÉ police officers's association office, even using some of the resources here. this happened over eight years' time up until earlier this year. she had 61 drug shipments to her home from other countries, including china and hungry, and then used her office to distribute the substances. the auditor said the poa needs to be trance parent and fast. >> if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sj poj's office. if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts for this. i think they need to respond to the community and answer some questions. >> reporter: we are asking questions, and so far just got a statement that reads in part, the poj has been cooperating with the investigation. no other individual at the poj is involved. the poa immediately placed the civilian employee on leave and as is standard procedure cut off all access to the poj. we have pledged to provide our full support to t

joanne segovia, according to investigators, used her home and office computers, even the union 's upscrime. she is accused of having six to one shipments mailed to her home from around the world. some even labeled "wedding party favors." investigating a network that ships controlled substances made in india, which led to segovia. the president o got the call last friday, learning segovia was charged with attempting to import illegal opioids from overseas, specifically fentanyl. >> shocked, saddened. as the days have gone by, i am at a place where now i am angry. we talk about a woman who has helped fallen officers families, helped organize fundraisers when officers children are sick. that's the person we know. amanda: though executive director, she handled front desk operations but did not make decisions for the organizations. she denied any illegal activity in initial interviews with investigators and later tried to blame her housekeepers. union org leadership has their own investigation. amanda del castillo, abc7news. reggie: a decrease in police patrols could impact public safety i

this is 64-year-old joanne segovia who has been the union director for the last 20 years.federal investigators say she used her office and the union email to traffic fentanyl out of the state for the last eight years. federal prosecutors say joanne segovia had 61 drug shipments mailed to her home from hong kong, hungry, india and singapore. they say she used her office here at the poa and the union's ups account to district those substances. a retired police auditor says the poa needs to be transparent on the issue and fast before people wonder why this could happen for so long without anybody noticing. >> if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sg poa's office. in fact, if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts, she utilized an email address for herself with sjpoa.com. there's a problem here. collateral damage, embarrassment, but there's a little more. i think sjpoa needs to respond to the community and answer some questions. >> we have been asking some questions and so far the poa issued a statement that reads t

investigators say joanne segovia used her home and office computers, even the union's ups account, to purchase and distribute thousands of opioids and other pills. a criminal complaint details homeland security agents were investigating a network they say ships controlled substances made in india, which then led to segovia. she allegedly had mailed to her home from countries all around the world. some were even labeled wedding party favors. drill investigators are said to have intercepted those shipments, reporting they found thousands of narcotics pills. this was part of a scheme to distribute the drugs across the u.s. we spoke with the police union's president about the allegations. the woman is a 20-year employee of the union. >> shocked. became saturn. and as the days have gone by i'm at a place where now i am angry. >> it is a reminder of how accessible this is and that we, from a law enforcement and community perspective, need to be much more aggressive and much more assertive about how we deal with interrupting that chain. county supervisor cindy chavez. today we know court at

now, 64-year-old joanne segovia will face a federal magistrate judge today. she had allegedly 61 drug shipments mailed to her san jose home from hong kong, hungary, india and singapore, then allegedly distributed them through mail. in one of the federal complaints, segovia's phone number is linked to a case of an alabama man who died of a drug overdose in 2022. segovia allegedly used the union eps account and email in some of the transactions, but the union president says that as office manager, she had no decisionmaking power and no access to the finances. she was put on leave the day union leaders learned of the charges against her. something that she mentioned in the complaint, so in the complaint the officers from homeland security who were investigating, they had to detail what their conversations were with her, and in one of those conversations from earlier this month, she allegedly blamed a family friend who she also categorized as a housekeeper for making drug shipments to her home. so we'll be listening intently as she appears before the judge this a

well the president of the pos says joanne segovia has been suspended from her job here. that happened last week and that all ties with her now on hold pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation. this has been the grandma of the p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. president sean pritchard still in shock and processing the revelation, the woman he thought he knew, as his executive director now charged with distributing opioids in a 13 page criminal complaint, federal agents alleged joanne segovia is the point person for foreign operations, importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 62 year old worked for two decades as the executive director of the san jose police officers association. in that role, she provides logistical support for the president and board of directors when we first learned of this matter, we immediately placed her on leave . there's no sworn officers involved in this no other civilian employees. prosecutors say since 2015 to go via used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thous

neighbors of joanne segovia say they are in shock tonight after learning she has been charged by the united states attorney. good evening, everyone. i'm mike mibach prosecutors say the 64 year old leader of the police union, has been importing the drugs for seven years. the united states department of justice, says segovia, who is a civilian, not a sworn officer, used her personal and office computers to order thousands of pills to her home from abroad. there's a photo of her from her linkedin page, authorities say between october 2015 in january of this year, so go via had at least 61 shipments mailed to her home. they came from hungary, india, singapore and other countries. the criminal complaint alleges that segovia was apprehended as part of an ongoing homeland security investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances into the bay area. we went by an address associated with her neighbors say they never would have suspected her of any illegal activity. i did get a call from my wife that there were 10 or 11. people outside look like police officers. when you thi

. >> reporter: now, pritchard told me that 64-year-old joanne segovia had the title of executive director but really worked as the office manager here. she will appear before a federal magistrate today on those charges of federal drug trafficking. the federal complaint alleges that segovia had 61 drug shipments mailed to her san jose home from hong kong, hungary, india and singapore. she then allegedly distributed them via mail to other states. in complaint number 44, segovia's phone number is linked to an alabama man who died of an overdose in 2022, so charges could be even more serious than that. in another line in that complaint, in a chat with someone in india, she says, sorry for the delay, had 50 new officers start today. segovia allegedly used the u.p.s. account and union email in some of those transactions. the union president says as office manager, she had no decisionmaking power and had no access to finances. she is on leave, cut off from all communication with the union, and will likely be terminated pending the outcome of an investigation. it's unclear at this point whether j

president john pritchard said he was shocked when the feds called to tell him that 64-year-old joanne segoviaere in her linkedin picture was under investigation for trafficking drugs. sometimes from the poa's office using the poa ups account and the e-mail. poa president said segovia did it alone. >> there's no indication at all, zero, that anybody else is involved. no sworn officers and no other civilian employees, no one. this is an individual from everything that we've learned that has been acting on her own. >> in the federal complaint released in the 24 hours, federal prosecutors allege that segovia had 61 drug shipments mailed to her san jose home from hong kong, hungary and singapore. she then distributed them by mail to other states. in complaint number 44 segovia's phone number is linked to an alabama man who died of an overdose in 2022. the union president said this is a sad example of the scourge of drugs, but is not a reflection on the san jose police department itself. >> people are mad. people are mad, and they have every right to be. we have the hardest working, the most dedica

. >> reporter: at 1:30 this afternoon, 64-year-old joanne segovia, the union's office manager, will appear before a federal magistrate on charges of drug trafficking. the federal complaint alleges segovia had 61 drug shipments mailed to her san jose home from hungary, india, and singapore and she allegedly districted them by mail to other states. in complaint number 44, segovia's phone number is linked to an alabama man who died of an overdose in 2022. in another line, in a chat with someone in india, she says, sorry for the delay, i had 50 new officers start toy. segovia allegedly used the union u.p.s. account and a union email in some of those transactions. but the union president said that as office manager she had no decisionmaking power and no access to the union's finances. she is on leave and under investigation by the union and will likely be terminated. in that federal complaint, federal investigators also say she told them in a voluntary interview earlier this month she blamed a woman she knows as a family friend and as a housekeeper for having those drugs delivered to her home.

prosecutors say that 64-year-old joanne segovia sent and received dozens of shipments over several yearshey also say she even launched a website to sell those drugs and listed her home address under the contact tab. we spoke to the union's president about that today. >> this has been the grandma of the poa. this is not the person that we have known. there's been no indication at all, zero, that anybody else is involved. no sworn officers. no other civilian employees. no one. this is an individual, from everything that we've learned, that has been acting on her own. >> now, the union stressed that she was a civilian employee of the police union. segovia is due in federal court tomorrow. >>> also tonight, our storms are over for now, but part of the bay area still plagued with rain-related problems, which includes the city of benicia, experiencing a major water shortage after a hill collapsed near 680. a major water line is buried under that hillside, and because of that slide, it's leaking. repairs are under way, but the work is slow going. so the city is asking everyone to cut back on th

it's alleged 64-year-old joanne segovia had dozens of drug shipments mailed to her san jose home over several years. the packages included thousands of pills that she's then accused of shipping to buyers in multiple states. prosecutors say she even launched a website to sell the drugs and listed her home address under the contact tab. we asked the police officers association president for his reaction. >> this has been the grandma of the poa. this is not the person that we have known. the person we've known has worked with fallen officers' families. so this is just not the person that we've known for well over a decade. >> segovia is due in federal court tomorrow. the union stressed that she was a civilian employee of the police union and worked in an office with very little traffic. the san jose police chief also issued a statement stressing that she was never employed by the police department. >>> the fbi is now offering a $40,000 reward in hopes of finding a missing san mateo woman. this is the woman. her name is monica de leon barba. investigators say someone kidnapped her in jali

investigation by homeland security into internationally produce drug shipments led agents to joanne segovia who is the executive director of the san jose police officers association. court documents claim she was dealing drugs and receiving shipments to both her home and office address some that were seized and open. >> the criminal complaint also alleges segovia used personal and office computers. >> to order thousands of illegal pills from countries like india and china and packages labeled wedding party favors and gift makeup and that she allegedly used a cash app account in her name linked to her work email for payments. segovia is now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl with doris cordell is a retired superior court judge and a former independent auditor of the police department in san jose. she had this to say in response to the allegations. it raises a lot of questions tnd the issue is why didn't they know and if they have anyone who is in charge of looking at the finances, checking the records in the books. >> it would seem that someone would have notice

that's the charge against 54-year-old joanne segovia, the san jose police union's executive director. federal investigators say the 20-year civilian employee of the police officers association used her office email and computer to make some of the transactions. in the federal complaint, prosecutors allege that segovia had 61 drug shipments, including thousands of pills mailed to her san jose home from other countries. she then mailed them to other people, other states here in the u.s. prosecutors say that she even launched a website to sell the drugs, and under the contact information tab was her home address. our kris sanchez sat down with the san jose poa president for his reaction. >> this has been the grandma of the poa. this is not the person that we have known. the person we've known as worked with fallen officers' families. so this is just not the person that we've known for well over a decade. >> surely a lot of people in shock, ian. i think a lot of people are asking questions, right? one of the biggest questions is if this is the case, how was this actually happening for yea

fox two starts now. 64 year old joanne segovia is accused of importing thousands of synthetic opioid pills and then distributing them across the country. good evening, everyone i'm mike mibach, prosecutors say the leader of the san jose police union has seen apart bit of part of the scheme for seven years. ktvu henry lee joins us now with the latest details. greg, authorities say between october 2015 and january of this year, segovia had at least 61 shipments of pills mailed to her home in san jose that were labeled as party favors makeup, chocolate and sweets. federal prosecutors say segovia, who is a civilian, not a sworn officer , user, personal and office computers. to order thousands of pills to her home from abroad. this is a photo over from her linkedin page. authorities say the shipments came from india, hungary, singapore and other countries. the criminal complaint alleges that segovia was arrested as part of an ongoing homeland security investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances into the bay area, and we went by an address associated with her. neig

. >> reporter: the details are stunning. 64-year-old joanne segovia, the san jose police union's executive director, accused of trafficking fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. federal investigators say she even used her email and computer at the poa's office to make some transactions. >> this has been the grandma of the poa. this is not the person that we have known. the person we've known has worked with fallen officers' families. so this is just not the person that we've known for well over a decade. >> reporter: in the federal complaint released in the last 24 hours, federal prosecutors allege that segovia, a 20-year civilian employee of the poa, had 61 drug shipments, including thousands of pills, mailed to her san jose home from other countries. she then mailed them to people in other states. court documents detail messages allegedly between segovia and dealers in india, one saying, sorry, i had 50 new officers starting today, so i've been tied up all morning. i'll be back in the office within an hour, and i'll take care of all of it. any news on the soma, a reference to a drug. pro

police officers association , is due in federal court, according to new details. 64 year old joanne segovia is believed by federal agents to have been the point person for a foreign drug operation importing and distributing drugs like fentanyl. for two decades, segovia has worked as the executive director of the san jose police officers association , giving logistical support for the organization's president and board of directors. prosecu. peters claimed that since 2015 segovia used her personal and work computer at the union office, to order thousands of pills. has been the grandma of the p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. police union officials say no sworn officers or civilian employees were involved. no union funds were used in that criminal enterprise . segovia is free on bail, but today she is expected to appear in federal court. time is 507 and new this morning and investigations underway into a high speed chase in the east bay that ended in this crash. this is the aftermath and look at your screen. you can see the car smashed into a power pole on

investigators say 64-year-old joanne marian segovia used her work computer, address , and the union ups account to import the drugs from india and other countries. those drugs were reportedly shipped to locations in the united states. she is not a sworn officer or a city employee and denies the charges. if convicted, she could face 20 years behind bars. for a u.s. coast guard cutter back in the bay area after helping seize drugs in international waters off the pacific ocean . in return to alameda this morning. this video from san diego shows what they saw , two vessels with almost 900 pounds of cocaine and 9500 pounds of marijuana on board. the narcotics control landed about $166 million worth of drugs . >>> today is cesar chavez day , important to look back at the labor and civil rights leader's legacy, advocating for better wages and safer working conditions for farmworkers. we spoke with a civil rights activist about what she hopes people will remember. >> we think of police and firemen and healthcare workers as essential workers, when we realize , who are the most essential workers

this is a photo of joanne segovia from her linkedin page. say she imported thousands of synthetic opioid pills, using both her personal computer and the computer writer office at the police officers association . the drugs, according to authorities were sent to her home. those pills came from several countries, including singapore, hungary and india, ktb found an address for her neighbors told us they had no idea she could be involved in illegal activity. what first was brought to my attention was my wife. hmm. let me know that. that there were a lot of people outside and cars, which is very uncommon in a, um um, town home, hou area. this is pretty wild. i would. equal that too. you know, your neighbor mr rogers is a serial killer, you know, totally stunned. federal complaint also claims segovia used her office to distribute some of the pills . one allegation claims she used the police unions ups account to send a drug shipment to a woman in north carolina, a spokesperson for the san jose police officers association responded to the charges

. >> of the san jose police officers association court documents show that joanne segovia attempted to smuggle thousands of drugs, including fentanyl as part of a larger scheme to distribute opioids across the united states. >> the drugs were reportedly sent to her home between 2015 and january of this year. 5 of those shipments will reportedly intercepted. now the president of the p is speaking out. >> i am just an angry. because. it's a huge, huge letdown to all of. the men and women that are a part of our organization. >> segovia has repeatedly denied her involvement. if she is convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years. she is due to appear in federal court tomorrow. >> the new policies of alameda county's new district attorney are considered controversial by many today her team held a r% news conference to try to explain kron four's haaziq mod-yoon was listening. know have pamela prices rationale for seeking lesser charges coming up in about 15 minutes >> let's check on our 4 zone weather forecast on what has been a dry day and now a dry night and said, you know, i look o

. >> led agents to joanne segovia who is the executive director of the san jose police officers associationrt documents claim she was dealing drugs and receiving shipments to both her home and office address some that were seized and open. the criminal complaint also alleges segovia used personal and office computers to order thousands of illegal pills from countries like india and china. >> and packages labeled wedding party favors and gift makeup and that she allegedly used a cash app account in her name linked to her work email for payments. segovia is now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl. doris cordell is a former judge and independent police auditor for san jose. she had this to say in response to the allegations raises a lot of questions and the issue is why didn't they know and if they have anyone who is in charge of looking at the finances, checking the records in the books. >> it would seem that someone would have noticed that this was happening. so that's the concern here. so i think that the police officers association has a lot of explaining to do

. >> prosecutors say joanne segovia worked to import fentanyl into the country as part of a larger scheme to distribute opioids. according to court documents, investigators say some govia used computers at both work and home. so order thousands of opioids from overseas. some of those shipments they say were intercepted by federal authorities. tonight, the president of the p is saying this. it's so hard to comprehend person has been. >> really the grandma of the peel away. it's not the person that we've known for well over a decade. it's a huge, huge letdown to all of. the men and women that are a part of our organization. >> for her part to go via denies or involvement in the scheme. if convicted segovia faces up to 20 years in prison, she is set to appear in federal court tomorrow. the community-based nonprofit de budget is now calling for the entire san jose police officers association to be dismantled kron. 4 s justin campbell has more on their response to the charges. >> this hearing about the story was kind of like a it was like an episode of breaking bad raj jain have with silicon v

police officers association says he first got a call from federal authorities last friday but joanne marian segovia was charged with attempting to import illegal drugs from overseas, it was part of a scheme to distribute in the u.s., according to authorities. segovia had been with the union for 30 years. >> a woman who was helped, organize when officers families have been six. >> she agreed to distribute them elsewhere in the u.s.. the police officers association says they have no knowledge of it and are conducting an internal investigation. they did not make decisions for the investigation and do not know what her exact intentions were for the drugs. according to this criminal complaint, they were led to segovia through an investigation that led to a network. investigators found that between october 20 15, and january 20 23, segovia had approximately 61 shipments mailed to her home coming from countries all over the world. some have labels like a wedding party favors. investigators intercepted those ship months --shipments, and found pills. >> it's just a reminder of how accessible this is, and we

. >> led agents to joanne segovia who is the executive director of the san jose police officers association. court documents claim she was dealing drugs and receiving shipments to both her home and office address some that were seized and open. >> the criminal complaint also alleges segovia used personal and office computers. >> to order thousands of illegal pills from countries like india and china and packages labeled wedding party favors and gift makeup and that she allegedly used a cash app account in her name linked to her work email for payments. segovia is now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl with ours. cordell is a retired superior court judge and a former independent auditor of the police department in san jose. she had this to say in response to the allegations. it raises a lot of questions and the issue is. >> why didn't they know and if they have anyone who is in charge of looking at the finances, checking the records in the books, it would seem that someone would have noticed that this was happening. so that's the concern here. so i think that th

now charged in a scheme to distribute drugs across the country, including fentanyl. 64 year-old joanne segovia has been with the police union for 2 decades. she's accused of ordering thousands of opioids to her home using both her home and office computers. she surrendered herself to authorities earlier today. and we have learned that she has been granted supervision, supervised release with no bond. but there are some conditions, for example, she will not be allowed to travel outside of northern california. a status hearing has also been scheduled for late april. and while this case plays out in court, experts are saying the court of public opinion may have already made a decision and that could be one that could hurt san jose mayor matt mahan is goal of getting more officers on the streets. kron four's has minute. has that part of the story? >> the executive director for the union that represents san jose police officers, a civilian employee joanne suh govia arrested by homeland security for that deadly attempting to import large quantities of fentanyl and doing it allegedly work computer wh

now charged with distributing opioids in a 13 page criminal complaint, federal agents alleged joanne segovia is the point person for foreign operations. importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 62 year old worked for two decades as the executive director of the san jose police officers association. in that role, she provides logistical support for the president and board of directors when we first learned of this matter, we immediately placed her on leave . there's no sworn officers involved in this no other civilian employees. prosecutors say since 2015 to go via used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thousands of pills, and as recently as march, 15th have them delivered to her almond in valley home in south san jose, then shipped nationally and internationally. a man who exited the town home thursday said no comment. but at least one neighbor says they're shocked by the allegations. because when you think of drug activity, think of people coming and going, but. if this is going across the country, it sounds like drug amazon on twitter, san jose mayor

s attorney's office has charged joanne segovia with ordering thousands of opioids and other pills to home. this is a photo of her from her linkedin page. investigators believe she used both personal and work computers to then distribute them across the us the san jose police officers association says segovia is on paid leave. they say they are cooperating with federal authorities as they continue their investigation. everything that has happened to our people has been in atrocity. in this country, and it is time you've paid everyone else. and we've got nothing. nothing the black man has got nothing here. it's time to do the right thing. right now, people are getting the chance to have their say on reparations for black californians this morning, the first of a two day hearing got underway. a state task force is trying to finalize what reparations might look like. how much and when. ktvu easily. rasmus reports. madam chair a quorum has been established the goal of the nine member task force on reparations to determine how to compensate black californians for the legacy of slavery and

this is 64 year-old joanne segovia. she's the center of an internationally produce drug shipments. case facing drug charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl across the bay and across the country. she's also the executive director for the san jose police association and has been since 2003. however, currently she's on leave. the feds say that she's been getting packages filled with thousands of illegal narcotic pills from places like hong kong and india. since 2015. and it's not just one or 2 packages were talking about 61 packages. that's an average of about 7 packages per year. >> where were they being shipped to a distributed from will her home in san jose in her office at the san jose police association. but how could the police association not catch this? well, here's what they had to say. i'm angry. >> it's a huge, huge letdown to all of. the men and women that are a part of our organization. it's just so hard to comprehend. person has been really the grandma of the peel away. it's not the person that we've known for well over a decade using the association's

joanne segovia was the point person for a foreign operations importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 64 year old has worked for two decades as the executive director of the police officers association. before yesterday, she provided logistical support for the president of the board of directors, prosecutors say since 2015 segovia used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thousands of pills. this has been the grandma of the p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. officials say no sworn officers or other civilian employees were involved in no union funds were used in this criminal enterprise. today a man who exited the town home where segovia lives, said no comment. segovia is free on bail, but we'll be in federal court tomorrow. oakland police are investigating another homicide after a bed was shot and killed and found in a minivan on interstate 5 80. as our crime reporter henry lee tells us authorities say that he wasn't actually shot on the freeway but rather on city streets. i saw in the shimmering of broken glass,

prosecutors say joanne segovia, seen in this photo from our linkedin page used both her personal computer and the computer at her office at the police officers association. the drugs, according to authorities were sent to her home. those pills came from several countries including singapore, hungary and india. ktvu found an address for her neighbors told us they had no idea she could be involved in illegal activity. what first was brought to my attention was my wife. let me know that. that there were a lot of people outside and cars, which is very uncommon in a, um um, town home, hou area. this is pretty wild. i would. equal that too. you know your neighbor mr rogers is a serial killer, you know, totally stunned. the federal complaint also claims segovia used her office to distribute some of the pills. one allegation claims she used the police unions ups account to send a drug shipment to a woman in north carolina as spokesperson for the san jose police officers association, responded to the charges by saying quote. no one at the p o is involved or had prior knowledge of the alleged ex. t

this is 64 year-old joanne segovia and she's currently the face of an internationally produced drug shipman case facing drug charges from importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl across the bay area and across the country. she's also the executive director for the san jose police association and has been since 2003. but currently she is now on leave now the feds say that she's been getting packages filled with thousands of illegal narcotic pills from places like hong kong and india. since 2015. and it's not just one or 2 packages they say was a total of 61 averaging about 7 packages a year and where they're being shipped and distributed from well, her home in san jose in her office at the san jose police association using the associations computer and its ups account to do it. the package is what allegedly come with labels like, quote, wedding party favors and gift makeup favors in gifts that could cost up to 20 years behind bars. in fact, the fed said that they asked her about these packages back in february. she denied allegations and said that they were supplements. nothing out of t

this is 64 year-old joanne segovia. she has been the executive director for the san jose police association since 2003. and it's now the center of homeland security's internationally produced a drug shipments case, according to court documents, she was dealing drugs and receiving shipments of them from places like hong kong, and india, then shipping them across the u.s.. and since when you ask, well, 2015 using both her home address and her work addressed. the feds say some of those packages were seized and opened at one point allegedly filled with thousands of illegal pills labeled with things like wedding party favors and gift makeup. the feds say that she did use a cash app with for payments and that not only had her name linked to it, but it also had her work email attached. she's now facing charges for importing and exporting opioids like fentanyl. we spoke with a retired superior court judge and a former auditor of the san jose police department. but this to say about the case. >> raises a lot of questions. and th

we're talking about her name is joanne segovia. she's been the executive director for the san jose police association since 2003 and is now the center of homeland security's internationally produced drug shipments case. according to court documents, she was dealing drugs and receiving shipments of them from places like hong kong and korea and india. >> then shipping them across the u.s. in the bay area since when? well, 2015 using both her home address and her work address, the feds say some of those packages were seized and opened at one point and were allegedly filled with thousands of illegal pills that were labeled with things like wedding party favors or gift makeup. the feds say that she used the cash app account for payments with her name that was linked along with her work e-mail as well. she's now facing charges for importing exporting opioids like fentanyl. we spoke with a retired superior court judge from the san jose area was also a former auditor from the san jose police department. what this to say about the allegatio

this is who we're talking about. 64 year-old joanne segovia. now. she is the center of an internationally producer drug shipman case facing drug charges for importing and exporting opioids like r% fentanyl across the bay area and across the country. she is also the executive director for the san jose police association and has been since 2003. however, she is currently on leave. now the feds say that she's been getting packages that are filled with thousands of illegal narcotic pills from places like hong kong and india. since 2015. and it's not just one or 2 packages they say was 61. that's an average of 7 packages a year. and where were they being shipped to a distributed from? well, her home in san jose and her office at the san jose police association using the associations computer to do it and it's ups account as well. now the packages with allegedly come with labels like wedding party favors and gift makeup as their favors and gifts that could land her 20 years behind bars. in fact, the feds after about the package is back in february and she

director now charged with distributing opioids 13 page criminal complaint, federal agents alleged joanne segovia was the point person for a foreign operations importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 64 year old has worked for two decades as the executive director of the san jose police officers association . in that role, she provides logistical support for the president and board of directors when we first learned of this matter, we immediately placed her on leave. there's no sworn officers involved in this no other civilian employees. prosecutors say since 2015 to go via used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thousands of pills, and as recently as march, 15th have them delivered to her almond in valley home in south san jose, then shipped nationally and internationally. a man who exited the town home thursday said no comment. but at least one neighbor says they're shocked by the allegations. because when you think of drug activity, think of people coming and going, but. if this is going across the country, it sounds like drug amazon on twitter, san jose

federal prosecutors say 64-year-old joann marion segovia used her work computer to order the controlledubstances from abroad and the poa u.p.s. account to ship pills all over the u.s. the union released a statement saying nobody else in the poe and that they pledged to provide their full supportth to that investigation. >>> meanwhile in antioch, more officers have been placed on leave in connection with a sprawling investigation into the department. mayor lamarr fourth did not confirm how many officers were on leave or why. this is part of an ongoing fbi and contra costa county investigation into the department. back in august, 10% of the police force was put on leave because of 6: we hear fro antioch residents and business owners about how this growing scandal is impacting the community. >>> the city says that the drinking water line was installed in the 60s, and when working properly it carries 4.5 million gallons of water a day. until it is back online, residents and businesses are being asked to reduce water usage by 40%. >> do your part to conserve water. take shorter showers. do l

director now charged with distributing opioids 13 page criminal complaint, federal agents alleged joanne segoviahe point person for a foreign operations importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 64 year old has worked for two decades as the executive director of the san jose police officers association . in that role, she support fore president and placed her on leave. there's no sworn officers involved in this no other civilian employees. prosecutors say since 2015 to go via used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thousands of pills, and as recently as march, 15th have them delivered to her almond in valley home in south san jose, then shipped nationally and internationally. a man who exited the town home thursday said no comment. but at least one neighbor says they're shocked by the allegations. because when you think of drug activity, think of people coming and going, but. if this is going across the country, it sounds like drug amazon on twitter, san jose mayor matt mehan says in part, this is an incredibly disturbing allegation. no one is above the law,

here's a photo of joanne segovia from her linkedin page. imported thousands of synthetic opioid pills using both her personal computer and the computer at her office is at the police officers association. the drugs, according to authorities were sent to her home. those pills came from several countries, including singapore, hungary and india. ktvu found an address for her neighbors told us they had no idea she could be involved in illegal activity. what first was brought to my attention was my wife. hmm. let me know that. that there were a lot of people outside and cars, which is very uncommon in a, um um, town home, hou area. this is pretty wild and i would equal that too. you know, your neighbor mr rogers is a serial killer, you know, totally stunned. the federal complaint also claims to go via used her office to distribute some of the pills. one allegation claims she used the police unions ups account to send a drug shipment to a woman in north carolina, a spokesperson for the san jose police officers association responded to the charges

about what she was allegedly doing, according to federal investigators, federal agents alleged joanne segovia was the point person for foreign operations importing and distributing drugs. such as fentanyl. the 64 year old has worked for two decades as the executive director of the police officers association in san jose . she provided logistical support for the president and its board of directors. prosecutors say her alleged crimes date back to 2015 they say so go be used her personal and work computers at the union office to order thousands of pills, the head of san jose's police officers association is among the members of the police force that are stunned by this federal complaint. has been the grandma. of the p o a this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. investigators stress no police officers and civilian employees were involved, and no union funds were used in this alleged criminal enterprise. but some experts say this case stems from a major drug problem in the us i think this really shows how much of an epidemic we're in with fentanyl and overdoses related to