Profit Over Life

Transforming Digital Data into Case-Making Exhibits

Date And Time:

October 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
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Online via GoToWebinar
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Free

2026-10-28T13:00:00

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The Placer County District Attorney's Office was one of the first prosecuting agencies in the country to charge fentanyl dealers with murder, and it has since secured five of California's seven successful convictions.

Each case depends on proving two things to a jury: that a specific dealer's pill caused a specific death, and that the dealer knew the risk and sold it anyway.

In this session, a prosecutor and a crime analyst from that office walk through one of those cases and trace how 1.2 terabytes of warrant returns became the exhibits that sent a dealer to prison for life.

In this session, you'll learn:

How investigators traced a victim's final hours to his dealer using Snapchat, Uber, iCloud and surveillance data, and tied the 4-ANPP in his blood to pills seized from the dealer's apartment
How prosecutors built an implied malice murder case using the dealer's own messages and the overdose deaths of people close to him
How the analyst used PLX to organize returns from multiple providers, map location data and present message threads a jury could follow
How to build timestamped, source-referenced exhibits that are admitted into evidence and hold up under cross-examination

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Meet Our Speakers

Devan Portillo

Senior Deputy District Attorney, Placer County District Attorney’s Office

Devan Portillo is a Senior Deputy District Attorney with over a decade of prosecutorial experience, specializing in complex criminal litigation. He currently is assigned to the Special Prosecutions Unit in Placer County, California, where he oversees high-profile cases involving human trafficking, cartel-level narcotics operations, and fentanyl-related homicides.

Under his leadership, the unit has earned national recognition for its groundbreaking work in fentanyl homicide prosecutions, including securing California’s first two plea agreements for fentanyl poisoning deaths. Portillo is also one of the first prosecutors in the state to obtain a jury trial murder conviction in a fentanyl poisoning case. He has successfully tried numerous complex narcotics, and homicide cases and works closely with state and federal task forces to identify, disrupt, and dismantle drug trafficking organizations.

Megan Rehard

Crime Analyst, Placer County District Attorney’s Office

Megan Rehard is a crime and intelligence analyst who thrives at the intersection of digital forensics, cybersecurity, and all‑source intelligence. At the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, she specializes in analyzing cellular devices and call detail records, uncovering hidden communication patterns, and mapping criminal trends that directly strengthen prosecutions. Megan’s investigative footprint extends far beyond the county level. She has played a key role in OSINT‑driven human trafficking operations with Skull Games Inc. and the Anti‑Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative, collaborating with Homeland Security and local agencies during Super Bowl LVII and LIX.

Her analytical work has supported fugitive apprehensions, advanced child‑exploitation compliance initiatives requested by the U.S. State Capitol, homicide, and major crime investigations, and contributed to research featured at the RSA Conference. Megan holds an M.S. in Cyber Security and a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Counterterrorism and Homeland Security.