A San Jose police union official dubbed a “Breaking Bad” grandma and accused of dealing drugs out of her office could discuss a deal in her 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 told the New York Post that “the wheels may already be in motion” to find an agreement between the defendants and officials as Segovia hearings in their federal case continue to be postponed.
It is unclear what the terms of any possible settlement might include or who might be the target of the investigation.
Segovia had previously pleaded not guilty in court, claiming that the operation was run by her housekeeper, who is a “family friend” who suffers from a drug problem, according to the Homeland Security Investigations report.
Joanne Marian Segovia, executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, has been charged with attempting to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl from her home
In the picture Segovia can be seen with her husband Dom. It remains unclear whether he knew about the operation. Several loving photos of the couple appear on social media
She allegedly imported illegal synthetic opioids from India and other countries, and on at least one occasion used her work computer and address (pictured), as well as the union’s UPS account, to ship the drugs within 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 initial hearing in March 2023.
If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison. Their lawyers did not comment on a possible deal.
In at least one case, she is accused of using her work computer and address, as well as the police union’s UPS account, to ship the drugs within the United States
Her ex-husband Doug Evans, 66, previously told 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 that’s her.” She’s 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 pictures 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, acting as a liaison between the department and officers’ families, and organizing office parties 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 killed in the line of duty, serving as the liaison between the department and officers’ families and organizing office functions and fundraisers.
“We had no reason to suspect them,” he said, adding that the union’s board had pledged to fully support the federal investigation
Federal prosecutors said that in 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a package containing $5,000 worth of tramadol, a synthetic opioid, mailed to her home address and sent her a letter informing her that she had the pills confiscated.
The next year, CBP again intercepted a $700 shipment of tramadol and sent her a seizure letter, court records showed.
Federal officials only began investigating Segovia last year, when investigators found her name and home address on a suspected drug dealer’s cellphone.
The dealer is part of a network that ships controlled substances manufactured in India to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Segovia used the WhatsApp messaging service and her home 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 Segovia shipped the illegal drugs to an address in North Carolina through the police union’s UPS account in 2021. According to prosecutors, this address is linked to at least five seizures of illegal drugs.
“Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send receipts and tracking numbers as evidence that they actually shipped a package,” David Vargas, a special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, wrote in the affidavit
Investigators found hundreds of photos in a WhatsApp chat on her cell phone, including an image of the UPS shipping bill
Investigators found hundreds of photos in a WhatsApp chat on her cell phone, including an image of the UPS shipping label and another of a computer screen showing a PayPal payment to an Indian name and, underneath, the business cards of the Segovia Police Union.
“Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send receipts and tracking numbers as evidence that they actually shipped a package,” David Vargas, a special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, wrote in the affidavit.
“I believe that the receipt provided by Segovia was offered by her 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 containing valeryl fentanyl addressed to the defendant in Kentucky.
The package allegedly came from China three days earlier and declared its contents as “watch,” prosecutors said.
Segovia can be seen in several pictures with her grandchildren and her daughter Jennifer’s children, as well as loving pictures with her husband on her social media accounts.