FBI Raids San Francisco Towing Company Under Investigation
Specialty Towing, suspended by City Attorney, faces federal scrutiny for alleged predatory practices and fraud.
- Federal agents conducted a court-authorized raid at Specialty Towing's Bayview location.
- City Attorney David Chiu had previously suspended the company from city contracts due to alleged illegal towing and welfare fraud.
- Co-owners Abigail Fuentes and Jose Badillo are accused of using fraudulent welfare claims to fund luxury purchases.
- The FBI used flash grenades and SWAT tactics to enter the premises and search the company's trucks.
- Employees and neighboring businesses were unaware of the raid's specifics, with no official comment from the FBI.