The executive director for a Northern California police union who was charged with attempting to illegally import synthetic opioids from India and other countries has been fired from her job, officials said.
The police association fired her after completing an initial internal investigation, union officials said in a statement. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison., officials said in a complaint filed by the Northern District of California, U.S. Attorney's Office.
Segovia was first interviewed by federal investigators in February and continued to allegedly order controlled substances after thatShe was interviewed again on March 14, where she tried to blame her housekeeper for the packages, WhatsApp messages and cash transactions. An investigator said he believed Segovia had"provided false information" to investigators.
The packages were sent from overseas, including Hong Kong, Hungary, India and Singapore. Shipping manifests for the packages described them as"Wedding Party Favors," candies, or makeup products, the complaint alleged, but between July 2019 and Jan. 2023, officials intercepted and opened five packages and found that they contained"thousands of pills of controlled substances."
that was looking into a network shipping controlled substances into the Bay Area from abroad, the complaint alleged. Her information was found in the phone of another network operative.An outside investigator will be hired to conduct a comprehensive"no-holds-barred" probe of Segovia's alleged crimes, determine to what extent she utilized union resources and whether that could have been prevented, they said.
"The abhorrent criminal conduct alleged against Ms. Segovia must be the impetus to ensuring our internal controls at the POA are strong and that we enact any changes that could have identified the alleged conduct sooner," said Sean Pritchard, president of the union.
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