Tag: Joel Dowen
Joel Dowen, Extortion, Mailing Threatening Communications, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Joel Dowen, a 46-year-old Concord, California resident, orchestrated a violent extortion scheme that involved threats, violence, and a shooting at federal officers. Between 2020 and 2024, Dowen and his co-defendant, Micah-Luc Almeida, conspired to manufacture and distribute large quantities of MDA and psilocin. The scheme took a dark turn when Dowen…
