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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Visalia Police skipper who was charged with stealing wealth from the constabulary explorers program spent that stolen wealth astatine casinos, retail stores, and state stations, according to the Tulare County District Attorney's Office.
County prosecutors filed charges against Captain Luma Fahoum connected Friday, alleging that she utilized her entree to the Visalia Police Explorers Program to bargain astir $50,000 from its slope relationship betwixt 2017 and 2023.
The City of Visalia describes the Visalia Police Explorer program as a “career acquisition program” for children and young adults betwixt the ages of 14 and 21. Officials accidental the programme besides encourages its members “to go liable and caring adults.”
According to the Tulare County District Attorney's office, Fahoum travelled to Kern County the evening of April 25, after Visalia Police announced that charges had been filed by the DA's office. She gave herself up to the Taft Police Department. Fahoum has since been booked and released connected a $100,000 bail. She is acceptable to beryllium arraigned successful Tulare County Superior Court connected May 22.
The charging documents authorities that the crimes took spot betwixt 2017 and 2023, and a ceremonial probe was launched successful September 2024. Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar says helium was made alert of the probe successful September 2024, and Captain Luma Fahoum has been connected administrative permission since then. YourCentralValley.com was made alert of the probe connected Feb. 14, 2025, but had not been capable to person immoderate further accusation from Visalia Police astir Captain Fahoum’s presumption different than confirmation that she was connected paid administrative leave.
The probe by the Tulare County District Attorney's Office served 26 hunt warrants, including 1 astatine Captain Luma Fahoum's home, and obtained records from 4 casinos successful California and 2 casinos successful Las Vegas.
If convicted connected each charges, officials accidental Fahoum could look up to 3 years successful section jail.
Anyone with further accusation astir the incidental is encouraged to interaction the Tulare County DA's office's Bureau of Investigations astatine 559-636-5410.
