WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
FRESNO, Calif. - Rachel Bernal, aka Rachel Bernal Dunn, 48, of Victorville, and her husband, Rodney Dunn, 48, who is incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) due to a 1996 first degree murder conviction, have been indicted for bribing an employee of KVSP to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine, cell phones, and other contraband into the prison, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
According to court records, from January through September 2025, Bernal and Dunn paid a janitor at KVSP over $7,500 to smuggle contraband into the prison. Bernal would meet the janitor at hotels in Delano, where she w...