Former San Diego Officer Charged in Drug Smuggling
A former San Diego police officer was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges of helping a marijuana-smuggling operation.
Authorities say Anthony J. Rodriguez, 37, used police computers to gather information for drug traffickers and helped build compartments in a motor home to conceal bundles of marijuana.
Along with his wife, Janet Michelle Rodriguez, 31, he was also indicted on charges of lying to a federal grand jury about the smuggling scheme. Ex-officer Sherry D. Jackson, 38, was indicted for allegedly tipping Rodriguez that his phone was tapped by authorities.
Rodriguez also was indicted along with ex-officers Frank G. Almond, 47, and James C. Coleman, 36, in an alleged scheme to sell stolen plumbing supplies through a business the three owned. The supplies came from Chicago.
The four officers all resigned after their homes were raided by federal agents in February.
“The [Police] Department cooperated fully with the federal investigation and continues to do so,” said Police Chief David Bejarano.
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