Crime & Safety
DoD Employee at Camp Pendleton Arrested by FBI
Natividad "Nate" Lara Cervantes, 64, of San Diego was arrested Thursday evening in San Diego and was charged with bribery.
The FBI arrested a Department of Defense employee based at Camp Pendleton.
Natividad “Nate” Lara Cervantes, 64, of San Diego was arrested Thursday evening in San Diego and was charged with bribery. FBI agents say he allegedly accepted $10,000 from a cooperating witness who was pretending to seek a $4 million flooring contract on base.
Cervantes, a supervisor for construction and service contracts on Camp Pendleton referred to himself as the “Godfather at Camp Pendleton,” according to an FBI release.
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Agents say he allegedly used his position to extort bribes from businesses seeking to do business on base.
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