Joanne Marian Segovia, the ‘Breaking Bad’ grandma accused of running international fentanyl ring out of California police union office could cut deal in her case and cooperate with investigators


A San Jose police union official dubbed the ‘Breaking Bad‘ grandma and accused of dealing drugs out of her office, could 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 unlawfully import fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. 

Legal sources have told The New York Post that the ‘wheels could already be in motion’ to find a bargain between the accused and the officials as Segovia’s hearings in her federal case continue to get postponed. 

It’s unclear what the terms of a potential plea deal could include or who could be a target of the investigation. 

Segovia has previously pleaded not guilty in court and has claimed that the operation was being run by her housekeeper who is a ‘family friend’ who suffers from a substance abuse problem, as per the Homeland Security Investigations report. 

Joanne Marian Segovia, executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association, was charged with attempting to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl from her home

Joanne Marian Segovia, executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, was charged with attempting to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl from her home

Segovia is seen pictured with her husband Dom, it remains unclear if he was aware of the operation. Multiple loving photos of the pair appear on social media

Segovia is seen pictured with her husband Dom, it remains unclear if he was aware of the operation. Multiple loving photos of the pair appear on social media 

She allegedly imported illegal synthetic opioids from India and other countries and at least once used her work computer and address (pictured) and the union's UPS account to ship the drugs within the country

She allegedly imported illegal synthetic opioids from India and other countries and at least once used her work computer and address (pictured) and the union’s UPS account to ship the drugs within the country

‘She even told one of the neighbors the case had been dropped,’ a source told the Post. 

She is currently free on bail, does not wear her ankle monitor and has not made an appearance 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 potential deal. 

In at least one instance she is accused of using her work computer and address and the police union’s UPS account to ship the drugs within the U.S.

Her ex-husband Doug Evans, 66, previously told DailyMail.com he was shocked to learn of the prosecutors’ allegations against his wife.

‘I can’t believe that she would be involved in a smuggling operation,’ he said in an exclusive interview from his Indiana home.

‘I just can’t believe that’s her. She never broke the law in her life. She just wasn’t that type of person. She wouldn’t even get a traffic ticket.

Their marriage ended in 2000 before Joanne went on to marry her current husband, Dom Segovia.

She appears in multiple pictures with her grandchildren, Jennifer's kids

She appears in multiple pictures with her grandchildren, Jennifer’s kids 

Segovia has worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who die in the line of duty, being the liaison between the department and the officers' families and organizing office festivities and fundraisers

Segovia has worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who die in the line of duty, being the liaison between the department and the officers’ families and organizing office festivities and fundraisers

Tom Saggau, a spokesperson for the police union in San Jose, said Segovia has worked for the union since 2003, planning funerals for officers who die in the line of duty, being the liaison between the department and the officers’ families and organizing office festivities and fundraisers. 

‘We didn’t have any reason to suspect her,’ 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 parcel being sent to her home address that contained $5,000 worth of Tramadol, a synthetic opioid and sent her a letter telling her they were seizing the pills.

The next year, the CBP again intercepted a shipment of Tramadol valued at $700 and sent her a seizure letter, court records showed.

Federal officials did not start 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 made in India to the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Segovia used WhatsApp messaging service 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 in 2021, Segovia shipped the illicit drugs to a North Carolina address by using the police union’s UPS account. That address is linked to at least five illicit drug seizures, as per prosecutors. 

'Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send receipts and tracking numbers as proof that they in fact sent a package,' David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigation, wrote in the affidavit

‘Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send receipts and tracking numbers as proof that they in fact sent a package,’ David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigation, wrote in the affidavit

Investigators found hundreds of photographs in a WhatsApp chat on her cellphone, including an image of the UPS shipping slip

Investigators found hundreds of photographs in a WhatsApp chat on her cellphone, including an image of the UPS shipping slip

Investigators found hundreds of photographs in a WhatsApp chat on her cellphone, including an image of the UPS shipping slip and another one of a computer screen showing a PayPal payment to an Indian name and Segovia’s police union business cards under it.

‘Based on my training and experience, I know that shippers of controlled substances often send receipts and tracking numbers as proof that they in fact sent a package,’ David Vargas, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigation, 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 North Carolina addressee.’

According to the complaint, Segovia continued to order controlled substances even after being 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 from China three days earlier and declared its contents as a ‘clock,’ prosecutors said.

Segovia appears in multiple pictures with her grandchildren, daughter Jennifer’s kids, as well as loving pictures with her husband on her social media accounts. 



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