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Sacramento, California

Seal of the City of Sacramento

**Sacramento** (Spanish for 'sacrament') (/ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ/ *SAK-rə-MEN-toh*; Spanish: [sakɾaˈmento]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 population of 524,943 makes it the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, sixth-most populous city in the state, and the ninth-most populous state capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Legislature and the Governor of California.

Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Greater Sacramento area, which at the 2020 census had a population of 2,680,831, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in California.

Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area was inhabited by the Nisenan, Maidu, and other indigenous peoples of California. Spanish cavalryman Gabriel Moraga surveyed and named the *Río del Santísimo Sacramento* (Sacramento River) in 1808, after the Blessed Sacrament. In 1839, Juan Bautista Alvarado, Mexican governor of Alta California, granted the responsibility of colonizing the Sacramento Valley to Swiss-born Mexican citizen John Augustus Sutter, who subsequently established Sutter's Fort and the settlement at the *Rancho Nueva Helvetia.* Following the American Conquest of California and the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the waterfront developed by Sutter began to be developed and incorporated in 1850 as the City of Sacramento. In 1852, the city offered its county courthouse to the state of California to house the state legislature, resulting in the city becoming the permanent state capital in 1854 and ushering in the construction of a new state capitol building which was finished in 1874.

Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California, owing to its status as a notable political center on the West Coast and as a major educational hub, home of California State University, Sacramento and UC Davis. Similarly, Sacramento is a major center for the California healthcare industry, as the seat of Sutter Health, the world-renowned UC Davis Medical Center, and the UC Davis School of Medicine. In 2013, the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that the city receives 15.3 million visitors per year. and is home to the California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, California State Railroad Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California Hall of Fame, and Old Sacramento State Historic Park. It is also a global city, designated at the "Gamma"-level.
Ricardo Morales

Ricardo J. Morales is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current assistant supervisor of the Los Angeles Fugitive Task Force. Morales joined the FBI in 1999 and began his career working financial crime and civil rights at the Washington Field Office, in 2003 he transferred to Organized Crime Squad I. In 2005 Morales transferred to the Salt Lake City Field Office and served with Financial Crime Squad II, in 2009 he transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office where he served with the Counterintelligence Squad. In 2010 Morales was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served as the assistant supervisor of the Counterintelligence Squad, in 2015 Morales was promoted to assistant supervisor of the Los Angeles Fugitive Task Force.

### Service History

* Washington Field Office: 1999 to 2005
* Salt Lake City Field Office: 2005 to 2009
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2009 to 2010
* Counterintelligence Squad: 2010 to 2015 (Assistant Supervisor)
* Los Angeles Fugitive Task Force: 2015 to Present (Assistant Supervisor)
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

The **San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Department** (SBSD) serves San Bernardino County, California, which is geographically the largest county in the continental United States and is headquartered in San Bernardino. SBSD provides law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the county and contract law enforcement services to 14 of the county's cities, including Rancho Cucamonga and Chino Hills, serving a total of 1,029,466 of the county's 2 million residents. The department also operates the county jail system, provides marshal services for the county superior courts, and has other specialized divisions to serve the citizens of San Bernardino County.

The Sheriff-Coroner is an elected office. However, in 2012 when then-Sheriff Rod Hoops announced his retirement, the Board of Supervisors appointed Assistant Sheriff John McMahon to the position. The Board made the appointment after determining that a special election for sheriff would be cost prohibitive ($3.5 million). McMahon was re-elected in 2014. The SBSD was featured on many episodes of the hit television series COPS, with the first 4 episodes being taped in the early 1990s.
Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force

The Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT) is the brainchild of the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association. The task force is a compilation of numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County whose primary focus is to investigate major crimes, with an emphasis on dismantling mid to major level drug trafficking organizations. It was founded in 1991.

In n 2011, L.A. IMPACT became a Joint Powers Authority (JPA). The task force is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of a law enforcement executive from each member agency. From that Board, an Executive Committee is formed which helps direct the goals and objectives of the task force. The Executive Committee consists of thirteen executives from participating local municipal police agencies, including the President of the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association, the Police Chief for the Los Angeles Police Department and the Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles.

L.A. IMPACT headquarters shares a facility with the California Department of Justice in the city of Commerce. The task force also has an office in the city of La Verne. The personnel deployment consists of approximately seventy-five sworn investigators and nineteen civilian staff. The executive staff is made up of a California Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation (CA DOJ BI) Special Agent in Charge (SAC) who is designated as the executive director. The executive director is supported by a civilian administrative assistant director and four deputy directors, who are sworn management personnel assigned from the various participating agencies. The deputy directors manage the enforcement teams, which are divided into approximately ten groups, each consisting of a group manager and supervisor (lieutenant, special agent supervisor, sergeant, supervisory detective) and a varied number of investigators.

L.A. IMPACT’s primary area of expertise is narcotic enforcement. The task force is known for its surveillance capabilities and possesses some of the most extensive surveillance resources in California. The enforcement groups have specialized proficiency in the following areas: major drug trafficking organizations, money laundering, covert operations/informant development, clandestine laboratory investigations, parcel interdiction, property crimes, violent crimes and gang enforcement. L.A. IMPACT is the primary clandestine laboratory response team for Los Angeles County.

Additionally, L.A. IMPACT is partnered with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Project “Taking Out Urban Gang Headquarters” (T.O.U.G.H.) and has a full-time deputy city attorney based out of headquarters. The task force works in conjunction with T.O.U.G.H. for the purpose of investigating public nuisance properties and prosecuting individuals and/or entities that commit and/or permit criminal activity (i.e., narcotics and gangs) within those properties.
Orlando Diaz

Orlando F. Diaz is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit (IFPCU) at HSI Los Angeles. Diaz joined ICE in 2007 and moved over to HSI when it was formed in 2010. Diaz began his career at ICE New York City before eventually transferring to HSI El Paso in 2011, while there he served on a human trafficking task force. In 2015 Diaz transferred to HSI Los Angeles and served with the Major Case Group, in 2018 he transferred to the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit as their smuggling expert.

### Service History

* ICE New York City: 2007 to 2011
* HSI El Paso: 2011 to 2015
* HSI Los Angeles Major Case Group: 2015 to 2018
* IFPCU: 2018 to Present
Joline Keeley

Joline M. Keeley is a United States Marshals Service (USMS) Supervisory Deputy and a current member of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Keeley joined the USMS in 2011 and began her career in the Middle District of Florida where she worked on both prisoner transport and courthouse security. Between 2016 and 2019 Keeley worked in asset forfeiture, in 2019 Keeley transferred to the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force based in Los Angeles, California.
Justine Ziernik

**Justine Marie Ziernik** is an American fitness model, personal trainer, fitness vlogger and YouTuber. She is the wife of HSI Special Agent Evan Ziernik.

## Personal Life

Justine Marie Lyle was born on September 12, 1981 in San Bernardino, California to sales representative Allison C. Lyle (née Roux) and transport company executive Francis T. Lyle. Justine graduated from Pacific High School in 1999 and attended Franklin University where she graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management.

## Career

Justine began her career as an administrative assistant at a fitness center in Columbus, Ohio. In 2007 she moved back to California and began working as a personal trainer at a fitness club in Los Angeles. In 2010 Justine began her own YouTube channel dedicated to health and fitness, she also became a fitness model on social media. In 2014 Justine decided to focus full time on her YouTube channel and her modeling.

## Personal Life

Justine met HSI Special Agent Evan Ziernik in 2012 when she came to the club she worked at. She acted as his personal trainer, eventually they began dating and were married in 2014. Justine is an avid fitness and lifestyle entrepreneur, she often collaborates with fellow lifestyle and fitness YouTuber Lindsey Shaw. Justine and Lindsey posed nude together for a Bare Fitness campaign in 2021.
Monique Morrow

Monique A. Morrow is a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Supervisory CBP Officer at the Los Angeles Cargo Port of Entry.

## Early Life

Monique Anne Morrow was born in 1990 in Orlando, Florida to Jeremy Morrow, a marine mechanic, and Rachel Lake Morrow, an interior designer and consultant. Monique spent a lot of her childhood in or near the ocean. Monique graduated from Syracuse University in 2012 with a BS in psychology.

## Career

Monique briefly worked in a retail store before eventually applying to the United States Border Patrol, she was accepted in 2013 and began her career at the Chula Vista Station. Monique at first found her job a bit overwhelming but soon got into the swing of things. Monique eventually moved up through the ranks and by 2021 she was a GS-12 Border Patrol Agent and was in the process of trying out for BORSTAR.

### Sexual Assault

In early June 2021 Monique was propositioned by Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (SBPA) Jeff Shannon, supervisor in her Sector, Monique rebuffed his advances but he eventually forced himself on her at a party held by a colleague of theirs. Monique immediately reported the assault but found that her chain of command wasn’t doing enough to prosecute Shannon, so she eventually reported the incident to both the CBI and the DHS OIG. The OIG launched an investigation and eventually asked Ella Grant from HSI to provide support, Grant sent CEIG member Margaret Marks to assist OIG and the AUSA handling the case. Margaret, a cyber forensic specialist and fellow survivor had both unique insights and experience which led to her uncovering deleted emails where Shannon sent pictures of the assault to friends of his.

The case went to trial with Shannon pleading not guilty and the defense trying to insinuate that Margaret was on a personal vendetta due to her own past, this tactic backfired dramatically and Shannon was eventually found guilty and sentenced to the maximum penalty of 8 years. Monique took a leave of absence from the Border Patrol following the trial and eventually laterally transferred to Customs and Border Protection at the Los Angeles Cargo port.

### Service History

* United States Border Patrol: 2013 to 2021
* FLETC: March to September 2013
* San Diego Sector: September 2013 to July 2021
* Leave of Absence: July 2021 to November 2021
* Customs and Border Protection: November 2021 to Present
* FLETC: December 2021 to June 2022
* Los Angeles Cargo Port of Entry: June 2022 to Present

## Personal Life

Monique has never married and has no children. She eventually became close friends with HSI Special Agent Margaret Marks who helped in her case, it was Margaret’s advice that led to her not giving up her career.

Monique is an avid hiker and runner, she also enjoys traveling to visit her family in Florida. Monique still enjoys the ocean and goes boating when she can, she has also recently started learning to surf.
Michigan State University

**Michigan State University** (**Michigan State** or **MSU**) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the **Agricultural College of the State of Michigan**, the first of its kind in the United States.After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862, the state designated the college a land-grant institution in 1863, making it the first of the land-grant colleges in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1870. In 1955, the state officially made the college a university, and the current name was adopted in 1964. Today, Michigan State has rapidly expanded its footprint across the state of Michigan with facilities all across the state and one of the largest collegiate alumni networks with 634,000 members.

The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university's campus houses the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden, the Abrams Planetarium, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and the country's largest residence hall system.

The university's six professional schools include the College of Law (founded in Detroit, in 1891, as the Detroit College of Law and moved to East Lansing in 1995), Eli Broad College of Business; the College of Nursing, the College of Osteopathic Medicine (the world's first state-funded osteopathic college),the College of Human Medicine, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. The university pioneered the studies of music therapy, packaging, hospitality business, supply chain management, and communication sciences.

University faculty, alumni, and affiliates include 2 Nobel Prize laureates, 20 Rhodes Scholars, 20 Marshall Scholars, 18 Churchill Scholars, 17 Truman Scholars, 5 Mitchell Scholars, 13 Udall Scholars, 53 Goldwater Scholars, 215 Fulbright Scholars, and 8 Pulitzer Prize winners.

The Michigan State Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. Michigan State Spartans football won the Rose Bowl Game in 1954, 1956, 1988, and 2014, and the university has won six national football championships. Spartans men's basketball won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000, and has reached the Final Four eight times since the 1998–1999 season. Spartans ice hockey won NCAA national titles in 1966, 1986, and 2007.
Los Angeles County, California

Seal of the County of Los Angeles

**Los Angeles County**, officially the **County of Los Angeles** (Spanish: *Condado de Los Ángeles*), and sometimes abbreviated as **L.A. County**, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states. Comprising 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas within a total area of 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2), it is home to more than a quarter of Californians and is one of the most ethnically diverse U.S. counties. The county's seat, Los Angeles, is the second most populous city in the United States, with about 3.9 million residents. Being the home of the U.S. motion-picture industry, since its inception in the early 20th century, has given the county global prominence.
Katherine Bailey

## Kate Bailey

Kate Bailey

**Katherine Leigh Bailey** is an American computer scientist and software developer for a major technology company. She is the wife of computer scientist and bestselling fantasy author Todd Wells. Kate and Todd are cofounders of Hummingbird, a digital technology company.

## Early Life

Katherine Leigh Bailey was born in 1995 in Somerville, New Jersey to Amber Lynne (née Evans) and Aaron J. Bailey. Kate attended Somerville High School before eventually being accepted to the Computer Science Department at Barnard College. Kate studied Computer Science and was accepted to the highly prestigious Barnard/Columbia University 4+1 Pathways program where students earn a BA from Barnard and a MS from Columbia University, through the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, in 5 years. She graduated in 2019. While in the program Kate was classmates with Margaret Marks.

## Career

Kate did an internship at a technology company in college and eventually went to work for them full time after graduation. Kate initially worked in the IT department before eventually moving into software development and database design.

## Personal Life

Kate married Todd Wells in 2020, Wells is a Computer Science graduate from Columbia University where they met in 2014. Kate and Todd live in San Jose.

Kate is an avid nature and wildlife photographer, she also enjoys horse riding, hiking and skiing. Kate also dabbles in freelance software and app development.

## Trivia

* Kate taught herself to build and use computers when she was 15
* Kate has a vintage collection of computer hardware
Kelly Westgate

Kelly J. Westgate is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Financial and General Customs Investigation Group at HSI Los Angeles. Westgate joined HSI in 2016 and began her career at HSI Nashville, while there she also served at ASAC Louisville. In 2020 Westgate transferred to the Financial and General Customs Investigation Group at HSI Los Angeles.

### Service History

* HSI Nashville: 2016 to 2018
* ASAC Louisville: 2018 to 2020
* Financial and General Customs Investigation Group: 2020 to present
Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team

The Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team (LA-MET) is the component of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Mobile Enforcement Program stationed at the Los Angeles Field Office. In addition to its regular duties, elements of LA MET also serve on the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs.

## Team Members

### Current Members

* Damon Garris: Group Supervisor
* Rebecca Locke: Member
* Jackson Holt: Member
* Brett Forbes: Member
* Steve Liebetrau: Member
* Tahlia Deaves: Member
Joseph Kerr

**Joseph Michael Kerr** is a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective II and a current member of the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF)

## Early Life

Joseph Michael Kerr was born on January 9, 1984 in San Jose, California to office manager Audrey Hart-Kerr and PG&E construction manager Walter E. Kerr. Joseph graduated from Adrian C. Wilcox High School in 2002. Joseph attended California State University, Fresno where he graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Behavioral Sciences.

## Career

Joseph began his career as an officer with the Oakland Police Department in 2006. He worked patrol and crime suppression, in 2012 he was accepted to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Joseph began his LAPD career as a patrol officer in the Hollywood Division of the West Bureau. In 2017, Joseph was promoted to Detective I and was assigned to the Gang Homicide Unit of the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division. In 2023, Joseph was selected as the LAPD RHD’s representative on the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF).

### OPD Service History

* OPD Patrol: 2006 to 2009
* OPD Crime Suppression Detail: 2009 to 2012

### LAPD Service History

* Hollywood Division Patrol: 2012 to 2017
* Gang Homicide Unit: 2017 to 2023
* Southern California Drug Task Force: 2023

## Personal Life

Joseph had been married to lawyer and public defender Andrea "Andi" Kerr since 2019, Joseph is the stepfather of Andrea’s two children from a previous relationship. Joseph enjoys playing guitar, golfing, home renovations, and playing amateur baseball with a local law enforcement team.

## See Also

* Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF)
	+ Andrew Nguyen: DEA SCDTF Group Supervisor
	+ Eric Lane: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Sean Maher: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Nicola Levin: IRS-CI SCDTF Member
	+ Alyssa James: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Marco Reyes: ICE SCDTF Member
	+ Margaret Marks: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Liam Morales: ED-OIG SCDTF Member
	+ Carson Frost: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Kristina Fernandez: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Mikayla Tausch: ATF SCDTF Member
	+ Abasi Zahir: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Evan Ziernik: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Sonny Okada: PPD SCDTF Member
Olivia Russo

**Olivia Russo** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Supervisory Specialist Agent and the current Deputy Special Agent in Charge of HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Olivia Claire Russo was born on June 16, 1976 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to accountant Catherine Russo (née Avery) and contractor Edward James Russo. Olivia graduated from Parkland High School in 1994. She attended Ohio University where she majored in Criminal Justice, with a minor in Sociology. Olivia graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science, she earned a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University in 1999.

## Career

Olivia began her career in 1999 as a a public relations consultant for Collier County, Florida. In 2003 Olivia was accepted to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of the ICE Office of Investigations (OI). She began her ICE career in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

In 2010 Olivia was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served as Group Supervisor of the Labor Exploitation Investigations Group (LEIG). In 2015, Olivia was promoted to Unit Chief of Counterproliferation Investigations Unit (CPIU) and oversaw CPIU operations in the United States and internationally.

In 2018 Olivia served as the Resident Agent in Charge of the Richmond office of HSI Washington. In 2020, Olivia was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of HSI Philadelphia, as ASAC she oversaw HSI Philadelphia's Cyber/Financial Division. In 2023 Olivia was promoted to Deputy Special Agent in Charge of HSI Los Angeles.

### Service History

* HSI Los Angeles: 2003 to 2010 (Labor Exploitation Investigations Group)
* HSI Los Angeles: 2010 to 2015 (Group Supervisor: Labor Exploitation Investigations Group)
* HSI Headquarters: 2015 to 2018 (Unit Chief: Counterproliferation Investigations Unit)
* HSI Washington: 2018 to 2020 (Resident Agent in Charge: RAC Richmond)
* HSI Philadelphia: 2020 to 2023 (Assistant Special Agent in Charge)
* HSI Los Angeles: 2023 to Present (Deputy Special Agent in Charge)

## Personal Life

Olivia has been married to organizational psychologist Melissa Russo (née Ortega) since 2004. Olivia and Melissa have a son, Orin who was born in 2009. Olivia is an avid reader and has a collection of rare and first editions from all over the world.
Jason Henderson

Jason T. Henderson is an American businessman and the CEO of Next Level Entertainment, an adult entertainment company owned by Nexus Films. Henderson was born in 1961 in Los Angeles, California, he began working in the adult film industry in 1986 as a camera operator. Henderson eventually became a director and producer in early 90's, he eventually began working for Next Level Entertainment in 1997 and by 2009 he had become the CEO. In 2012 Steve Hunt, the founder of Nexus Films purchased Next Level and requested Henderson stay on as CEO which he agreed to. Henderson works with Lauren Cox, who is a producer and Next Level's chief content officer.
Pomona College

**Pomona College** (/pəˈmoʊnə/ i *pə-MOH-nə*) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became the founding member of the Claremont Colleges consortium of adjacent, affiliated institutions.

Pomona is a four-year undergraduate institution that enrolled approximately 1,700 students as of the spring 2023 semester. It offers 48 majors in liberal arts disciplines and roughly 650 courses, as well as access to more than 2,000 additional courses at the other Claremont Colleges. Its 140-acre (57 ha) campus is in a residential community 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, near the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Pomona has the lowest acceptance rate of any U.S. liberal arts college as of 2021 and is considered the most prestigious liberal arts college in the American West and one of the most prestigious in the country. It has a $2.76 billion endowment as of June 2022, making it the one of the 10 wealthiest schools in the U.S. on a per student basis. Nearly all students live on campus, and the student body is noted for its racial, geographic,and socioeconomic diversity. The college's athletics teams, the Sagehens, compete jointly with Pitzer College in the SCIAC, a Division III conference.

Prominent alumni of Pomona include Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony award winners; U.S. Senators, ambassadors, and other federal officials; Pulitzer Prize recipients; billionaire executives; a Nobel Prize laureate; National Academies members; and Olympic athletes. The college is a top producer of Fulbright scholars and recipients of other fellowships.

## See also

* Monica Valdez: A 2000 alumna of Pomona College
Los Angeles

Seal of the City of Los Angeles

**Los Angeles,** often referred to by its initials **L.A.**, and officially the **City of Los Angeles,** is the most populous city in the state of California. With roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City, and is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of the Southern California region. Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate, an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and a sprawling metropolitan area.

The majority of the city proper lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending partly through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to its east. It covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km2),and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estimated 9.86 million residents as of 2022. It is the third-most visited city in the U.S. with over 4.6 million visitors as of 2019.

The area that became Los Angeles was originally inhabited by the indigenous Tongva people and later claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542. The city was founded on September 4, 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and became part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city. The city was further expanded with the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, which delivers water from Eastern California.

Los Angeles has a diverse economy with a broad range of industries, best known as the home of the Hollywood film industry. It also has one of the busiest container ports in the Americas. In 2018, the Los Angeles metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion,making it the city with the third-largest GDP in the world. Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, and will also host in 2028. More recently, statewide droughts in California have strained both the city's and Los Angeles County's water security.

## See also

* Greater Los Angeles
* Downtown Los Angeles: For the Los Angeles Central Business District
* Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD): The principal law enforcement agency of the city of Los Angeles
* FBI Los Angeles Field Office: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field office for Los Angeles
* HSI Los Angeles: The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) field office for Los Angeles
Michelle Monroe

Michelle D. Monroe is an American businesswoman and financial consultant. Monroe was born in 1982 in Santa Ana, California, after graduating college in 2004 she went to work for a bank and eventually finished her Master's in 2007. Monroe worked for Ravenwood International as a financial advisor and accountant, in 2012 Monroe founded Monroe & Associates, a private advisory company. Monroe met Jada O'Keefe in 2014 and the two eventually married in 2018, Monroe and O'Keefe work together for both her company and Ravenwood International.
Pansexual

**Pansexuality** is sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction towards people of all genders, or regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people might refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or sexual attraction to others.

Pansexuality is sometimes considered a sexual orientation in its own right or, at other times, as a branch of bisexuality (since attraction to all genders falls under the category of attraction to people of the same gender and different genders) to indicate a lack of gender preference. While pansexual people are open to relationships with people who do not identify as strictly men or women, and pansexuality therefore explicitly rejects the gender binary in terms of the chosen etymology, this is by no means a feature which is exclusive to pansexuality and can also be found in broad definitions of homosexuality, bisexuality and the asexual spectrum.
Richard Marks

Richard Marks

**Richard Allen Marks** is an American financial analyst and advisor for a major American technology company. He is the husband of Jennifer Marks and the father of Margaret Marks.

## Early Life

Richard Allen Marks was born on Wednesday July 28, 1971 in Pasadena, California to construction manager and engineer James B. Marks and high school English teacher Louisa Marks (née Torres), Richard is the oldest of four children. Richard attended Polytechnic School for elementary and middle school. He graduated from La Salle High School, which at the time was an all boys’ Catholic high school, in 1989. Richard had planned to take up the family business but decided to go to college and pursue a corporate career instead. Richard graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Economics in 1993 and Southwestern Law School with JD in 1996.

## Career

Richard began his career by working for a consultancy firm as a legal analyst and eventually became a corporate lawyer in 2000. Richard practiced corporate law at several major corporations between 2000 and 2017 when he became a financial advisor and analyst for an American technology company.

## Personal Life

Richard met fellow Southwestern Law School student Jennifer Bell in 1993, the two were married in 1994 and their daughter Margaret Marks was born in 1996. Richard is an avid musician and plays guitar and keyboard, he also enjoys travel, classic cars and golf. Richard and Jennifer live in Pasadena, California.
Miriam Avila

Miriam K. Avila is an American adult film actress and occasional producer for Next Level Entertainment. Avila was born Carlos Orozco in 1982 in Miami, Florida, Avila began her career in 2001 working for Next Level Entertainment. Avila is close friends with Next Level executives and producers Geneva Winters and Lauren Cox, with the three often collaborating together. Avila has 3 children with different partners and is currently in a long term relationship with fellow performer Greg Gates. Avila met Heather Holm in 2015 while Heather was working on a case, it lead tp Heather saving Avila's life, the two have been friends ever since.

### Children

* Tiffani K. Avila: Born 2009
* Liam E. Avila: Born 2013
* Grace L. Avila: Born 2018
Patrick Haynes

Patrick L. Haynes is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Major Case Group at HSI Los Angeles. Haynes joined HSI in 2016 and began his career at HSI Los Angeles, in 2017 he served HSI's Office of Intelligence. In 2019 Haynes transferred to a joint FBI/HSI child exploitation task force, in 2021 he transferred to the Major Case Group.

### Service History

* HSI Los Angeles: 2016 to 2017
* Office of Intelligence: 2017 to 2019
* FBI/HSI Child Exploitation Task Force: 2019 to 2021
* Major Case Group: 2021 to Present
Joshua Kalen

**Joshua Kalen** is a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective III currently serving with the Criminal Investigations Section of the Major Crimes Division.

## Early Life

Joshua Jared Kalen was born on March 3, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas to middle school teacher Sarah Kalen (née McIntyre) and truck driver Kevin Kalen. Joshua graduated from Campus High School in 1986.

## Career

Joshua began his career working as a yard hand and truck detailer at the company his father worked for. In 1994 Joshua joined the Los Angeles Police Department and started his career working patrol in the West Valley and Van Nuys patrol divisions before eventually making detective in 2000. Joshua did a stint in Robbery-Homicide in 2005 where he briefly worked with Brian McGaren. In 2015 he transferred to the Criminal Investigations Section of the Major Crimes Division, where he would again work with McGaren. Joshua currently serves on the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs(LAMTFVG).

### Service History

* Valley Bureau: 1994 to 2000 (West Valley and Van Nuys Division Patrol)
* Hollenbeck Division: 2000 to 2005 (Detective Detail)
* Robbery-Homicide Division: 2005 to 2015 (RHD/SIS Detective)
* Major Crimes Division: 2015 to Present (CIS Detective)

## Personal Life

Joshua has been in a long-term relationship with CIS Detective Susan Knight since 2014. Joshua is an avid mountain biker and rock climber.
Nick Sills

Nikolas A. "Nick" Sills is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and a current member of the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (SC-CEHTTF). Sills joined the FBI in 2011 and began his career working violent crime and organized crime at the Baltimore Field Office. In 2014 Sills transferred to the Baltimore Violent Crime Unit, and in 2019 he transferred to the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force at the Los Angeles Field Office.

### Service History

* Baltimore Field Office: 2011 to 2014
* Baltimore Violent Crime Unit: 2014 to 2019
* Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force: 2019 to Present
James Anear

James G. Anear is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) at HSI Los Angeles. Anear joined HSI in 2011 and began his career at HSI Denver, in 2013 he transferred to HSI Phoenix where he served with a joint human trafficking task force. In 2021 Anear transferred to HSI Los Angeles as a new member of the Transnational Organized Crime Unit.

### Service History

* HSI Denver: 2011 to 2013
* HSI Phoenix: 2013
* Joint Human Trafficking Task Force: 2013 to 2021
* Transnational Organized Crime Unit: 2021 to Present
Operator

FBI SWAT patch

An **Operator** is an elite, highly trained member of a tactical law enforcement team such as the FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Team/Special Operations Group, the Hostage Rescue Team, or the HSI Special Response Team.

Training varies depending on the individual team and agency, however physical fitness, marksmanship, strength, decision making and leadership skills are often key factors. After completing initial training, Operators of regional tactical teams train on average 32 hours per month.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

**Santa Fe** (/ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ, ˈsæntə feɪ/ *SAN-tə FAY, -⁠ fay*; Spanish: [santaˈfe], Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; Tewa: *Oghá P'o'oge*, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; Northern Tiwa: *Hulp'ó'ona*; Navajo: *Yootó*, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The name "Santa Fe" means 'Holy Faith' in Spanish, and the city's full name as founded remains ***La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís*** ('The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi').

With a population of 87,505 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth-largest city in New Mexico. It is also the county seat of Santa Fe County. Its metropolitan area is part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020. Human settlement dates back thousands of years in the region. The placita was founded in 1610 as the capital of Nuevo México. It replaced the previous capital, San Juan de los Caballeros, near modern Española, at San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge, which makes it the oldest state capital in the United States. It is also at the highest altitude of any of the U.S. state capitals, with an elevation of 7,199 feet (2,194 m).

Santa Fe is widely considered one of the country's great art cities, due to its many art galleries and installations, and it is recognized by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. Its cultural highlights include Santa Fe Plaza, the Palace of the Governors, the Fiesta de Santa Fe, numerous restaurants featuring distinctive New Mexican cuisine, and performances of New Mexico music. Among its many art galleries and installations are the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, a gallery by cartoonist Chuck Jones, and newer art collectives such as Meow Wolf. The cityscape is known for its adobe-style Pueblo Revival and Territorial Revival architecture.
Martin Estrada

Martin J. Estrada is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit (IFPCU) at HSI Los Angeles. Estrada joined HSI in 2011 and began his career at HSI Los Angeles working in intelligence before transferring to a joint HSI/DSS a Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF) in 2015. In 2018 Estrada transferred to the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit as their document fraud specialist.

### Service History

* HSI Los Angeles: 2011 to 2015
* DBFTF: 2015 to 2018
* IFPCU: 2018 to Present
Lawrence Decker

Lawrence P. Decker is a United States Marshals Service (USMS) Supervisory Deputy and a current member of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Decker was born in 1981 in Teaneck, New Jersey, he eventually joined the USMS in 2004. Decker began his career in the Central District of California and after several years in prisoner transport and courthouse security, Decker transferred to the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Decker has also previously served on the FBI's West Coast Violent Crime Task Force.
Santa Barbara, California

Flag of the City of Santa Barbara

**Santa Barbara** (Spanish: *Santa Bárbara*, meaning 'Saint Barbara') is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the city's population was 88,665.

In addition to being a popular tourist and resort destination, the city has a diverse economy that includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government. In 2004, the service sector accounted for 35% of local employment.

Area institutions of higher learning include the University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont College, and Antioch University. The city is served by Santa Barbara Airport and train service is provided by Amtrak, which operates the Pacific Surfliner, which runs from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.

The Santa Barbara area is connected via U.S. Highway 101 to Los Angeles 100 mi (160 km) to the southeast and San Francisco 325 mi (525 km) to the northwest. Behind the city, in and beyond the Santa Ynez Mountains, is the Los Padres National Forest, which contains several remote wilderness areas. Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuaryare located approximately 20 miles (30 km) offshore.
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development

The **Office of Inspector General** (OIG) in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is responsible for detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and violations of law and to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the operations of USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States African Development Foundation, and the Inter-American Foundation.

The OIG fulfills these responsibilities by conducting audits, investigations, and other reviews. OIG accomplishments are reported in semiannual reports to the Congress. OIG’s published plans and reports, testimony, and press releases are available on its Web site. The underlying law laying out the OIG's authority, responsibility, and reporting requirements is the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.

OIG is organized into three operational units: Audit, Investigations, and Management. It has eleven overseas offices located in Bangkok, Thailand; Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Frankfurt, Germany; Islamabad, Pakistan; Manila, Philippines; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Pretoria, South Africa; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jennifer Marks

Jennifer Marks

**Jennifer Diane Marks** is an English born American lawyer and legal advisor for the city of Glendale, California. Jennifer is the wife of Richard Marks and the mother of Margaret Marks.

## Early Life

Jennifer Diane Bell was born on Friday November 6, 1970 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England to American hotelier John G. Bell (b 1934) and English stage actress Anna McGuire (b 1936), Jennifer is the fifth of nine children. Jennifer, her mother and her siblings immigrated to the United States in 1987, the Bell family settled in Fairfax, Virginia.

Jennifer attended Parkside Primary School for her elementary and middle schooling, graduating in 1981, and was attending Walton High School in Stafford. Jennifer graduated from Fairfax High School in 1988. Jennifer decided she wanted to be a lawyer when she was in her early teens and eventually graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BA in Political Science in 1992, and from Southwestern Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1995.

## Career

Jennifer had originally intended to return to the UK to start her career, however after the birth of her daughter she decided to stay. Jennifer began her career as a legal clerk at a law firm in Los Angeles in 1997, in 2007 she become a Deputy District Attorney for the county of Los Angeles. In 2011 Jennifer became a city attorney and legal advisor at the Glendale City Attorney’s Office in Glendale, California. By 2020 she’d achieved the position of Deputy Chief Legal Advisor for the City of Glendale.

### Advocacy

Jennifer grew up devoutly Catholic and in a conservative family. Her belief waned as she attended college and became friends with people of various faiths, sexual orientations, and lifestyles. After her daughter came out as demisexual and panromantic, Jennifer became an outspoken LGBTQIA advocate and promoted the separation of church and state. Despite her losing interest in Catholicism and religion in general, Jennifer still maintained an interest in religions mystics, including Margaret Mary Alacoque who Jennifer named her daughter, Margaret Mary Marks after.

## Personal Life

Jennifer met fellow Southwestern Law School student Richard Marks in 1993, the two were married in 1994 and their daughter Margaret Marks was born in 1996. After her daughter was sexually abused by a person in a position of trust, Jennifer became a children’s safety advocate and campaigned for significant reforms in sentencing for crimes against children.

Jennifer enjoys reading, hiking, cycling and generally keeping active. Jennifer is an avid horror fan and an outspoken supporter of women’s rights and LGBTQIA+ rights. Jennifer and Richard live in Pasadena, California. Jennifer holds dual citizenship with the United States and the England.

Jennifer’s mother and father passed away in 2014 and 2017, aged 78 and 83 respectively. Jennifer has no significant connection with any of her siblings, many of whom even returned to the UK after completing their education.
SCDTF Group II

## Additional information

### Speciality

Tactical surveillance, warrant service/apprehension, quick reaction force, undercover operations support

## Structure

### Supervisor

Zach Shanahan

**Group II** is the tactical surveillance and warrant service/apprehension group of the Los Angeles component (HIDTA Group 51) of the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF).

## Background

The Los Angeles component of the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF) also known as HIDTA Group 51 is responsible for disrupting illicit drug trafficking by immobilizing targeted violators and trafficking organizations that use the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) as a trans-shipment point for illicit drugs to other regions of the nation or as a money laundering hub.

Group II is one of 4 field groups that make up HIDTA Group 51. Group II is responsible for surveillance and tactical surveillance, as well as offender apprehension, undercover operational support and providing quick reaction force to SCDTF operations. Due to the nature of its role, Group II is made up of current or former Special Weapons and Tactics or Special Response Team operators. Group II specifically targets dangerous repeat offenders and tries to catch them in the commission of crime, as such it is considered analogous to other tactical surveillance units such as the Special Investigations Section (SIS) of the Los Angeles Police Department, the FBI Violent Crime Unit, and the HSI Major Case Group.

Group II also serves warrants for SCDTF cases, usually with the assistance of the DEA Special Response Team. It has also assisted the US Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force in cases involving wanted Los Angeles street gang members.

Group II has been involved in a few high-profile incidents, such as the 2021 Saticoy shootout and the 2023 Pico Rivera Ambush.

## Current Members

* **Zach Shanahan**: Group Supervisor (HSI)
* **Sean Maher**: Assault/Entry Specialist (DEA)
* **Maggie Marks**: Designated Marksman (HSI)
* **Marco Reyes**: Less Lethal/Arrest (ICE)

## Radio Codes

Group II uses the radio unit code 2-George, 2-George coming from Group II and the letter of the alphabet corresponding to G (George).

Group II radio codes