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Millionaire Chemist’s 18-Year Sentence | San Jose News
A millionaire chemist turned criminal mastermind, Joel Dowen, just got an 18-year sentence for orchestrating a terrifying extortion spree that began with a $1.5 million payoff for recovering stolen LSD — and spiraled into home invasions, arson, and a $4 million ransom. He terrorized a chemist by threatening violence and even sending news clippings of the break-in, all while plotting to build a massive MDMA and psilocybin lab with his associate, Micah-Luc Almeida, who got 3 years. Despite tearful letters portraying him as a devoted dad, prosecutors painted him as a violent sociopath who fired…
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