Full Disclosure® interviewed Cary Cavaleri, Board Member of the Assn. of Special Agents, Calif. Department of Justice regarding the impending demise of the DOJ’s Narcotic investigations and enforcement . Political forces favoring the legalization of drugs in California could be cheered by Governor Jerry Brown’s approved budget that was negotiated in almost secret, and resulted in the defunding of the DOJ’s Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) and Bureau of Intelligence and Investigations (BII). This action threatens many on-going prosecutions and investigation state wide.
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S AUTHORITY CHALLENGED
Cavaleri told Full Disclosure® that Governor Brown’s approved budget cuts, were described as “reallocating” funding, and in fact, the action has cut the in half the enforcement authority of the California Attorney General Kamala Harris. Cavaleri told Full Disclosure® 200 of the 400 DOJ investigators are being notified they will lose their jobs if the budget cuts stand.
SPECIAL AGENTS FILE SUIT
In the absence of opposition from the Attorney General the Association of Special Agents for the California Department of Justice has stepped in to fight what may be an illegal action on the part of the Brown administration. Naming both Governor Brown and the Director of Department of Finance, Ana, J. Matosantos, the Assn. of Special Agents filed a Writ of Mandate in Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 34-2011-80001009 on November 23, 2011, asking for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief.
POLITICS AND BUDGET CUTS
According to the association’s Sacramento based attorney David P. Mastagni he expects to the case to involve extensive discovery, with requests for admissions and video depositions. Presumably the Special Agents are looking to determine who and how the decision to gut the DOJ budget was influenced. When asked why the Governor would want to cut the Attorney General’s enforcement staff in half, Cavaleri speculated the Brown administration may be harboring resentment for the Special Agents Association endorsement of Meg Whitman for Governor.
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joebanana So. Cal.
Posted: 12:46 am [PST] on February 22 2012
How many redundant agencies do we need? We have the FBI, CIA, DEA, ONDCP, BII, BNE, NSA, CBE, ICE,TSA,and none of them can investigate the fraudulent president.
Sandra Contreras 92691
Posted: 10:13 pm [PST] on January 11 2012
Tell him let our AG do with the money what she thinks is best for our public safety. Then take back the $80 mil te Gov set aside for the California Dream Act. Save jobs no give the money away...
Rev. R Fesler Coffee Creek, CA
Posted: 07:51 am [PST] on December 19 2011
See Trinity County Grand Jury Report on Reverse Sting Narcotics Investigations (2003-2004 Grand Juries). BNE Narcotics investigators were or became corrupt! This is now at 6th District Court of Appeals.
MANDY JACKSON REDDING, CA
Posted: 12:51 am [PST] on December 18 2011
WHY SHOULD ONLY THEIR JOBS BE PROTECTED? THEY ARE NOT SPECIAL JUST BECAUSE THEY HOLD A BADGE. THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT THEN YOU OR I!!
Debbie Location unknown
Posted: 12:13 pm [PST] on December 15 2011
These agents risk their lives and perform a valuable service to the citizens of Calif. Cut law enforcement? Watch out...a meth lab may move in next door and then who will you call?
Ken Simi Valley
Posted: 06:27 am [PST] on December 14 2011
It is a shame that the Gov Brown is able to do this to DOJ. Budget cuts are understandable, but the AG being an elected official showed be able to run her budget and select where she can reduce the services/budget within DOJ
Volunteertaskforce WWW
Posted: 12:45 am [PST] on December 14 2011
The Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations are destroying this country but I also believe there is possibility a criminal organization has infiltrated him
Where are their 24/7 security when they go home or in the morning when they go to work?
Its practically nonexistent
They have to rely on themselves and when you have large gangs or cartels, etc with high powered weapons and members, chances of being a victim increase
Jerry Brown should have never been reelected
Perhaps maybe even there was some voter fraud going on
I have heard this same issue for 10 years going on with anti drug programs being cut
Kinda ironic when we see whats going on with Eric Holder and those caught involved in running guns with the cartels
Its time the fearful become fearless and take back our land
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Brad Romero
Posted: 07:42 am [PST] on December 13 2011
Brown has targeted these undercover agents specifically due to their union president supporting Whitman. No other reason! These agents solved the Lacy Petersen, Cantu and many other crimes local agencies could not possibly handle alone. Now they are gone. There are witnesses to Gov. Brown and his wife verbally indicating their hatered for BNE/BII for their union supporting Whitman. The majority were never asked. BNE guarded the Browns when the Siniloa Cartel, a Mexican drug organization placed a "hit" on Brown when he was the AG. now rather then allow the current AG to complete her own budget, cutting across the board, she is mandated by Brown to eliminate BNE. Political revenge that will sting all of California for generations!
Nathan Los Banos, Ca
Posted: 09:23 pm [PST] on December 12 2011
Not surprising that Gov Brown is cutting these agents. He was soft on crime before and now he has come back in an attempt to decriminalize narcotics. DO NOT cut these agents that protect our State and our citizens.
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