Concord Man Sentenced To Eighteen Years Of Imprisonment For Violent Extortion Scheme And Shooting At Federal Officers

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

OAKLAND – Joel Dowen was sentenced today to eighteen years in federal prison, for engaging in a violent extortion scheme, shooting at a federal officer, drug dealing, and bank fraud.  Co-defendant Micah-Luc Almeida was sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiring to deal drugs with Dowen