Editing Interstate 8 (section)

====Fratianno allegations====
[[Jimmy Fratianno]] was associated with [[Frank Bompensiero]], the San Diego mafia leader, in a criminal lawsuit involving the Fratianno Trucking Company and the Miles and Sons Trucking Company in 1966;<ref name=summary/> he was known to law enforcement as "the Mafia's West Coast executioner," with up to 16 deaths for which he was potentially responsible. Both companies were awarded the contracts to transport dirt during the construction of I-8 in El Centro. Drivers were coerced to agree to buy the trucks, although the Fratianno Company still retained the ownership; they also had portions of their wages withheld from them. Following this, the drivers were loaned money from Leo Moceri, another mafia leader.<ref name=summary/><ref name="convict"/> An investigation in early 1966 after complaints from the drivers led to state charges against the two firms as well as five people in August.<ref>{{cite news |title = Long-Burning Wage Dispute Flares Anew in Trucking Fraud Case |work = Los Angeles Times |date = August 26, 1966 |author = Houston, Paul |pages = A1, A3 |oclc = 3638237 }}</ref> There were concerns that John Erreca, the state director of public works, had a [[conflict of interest]] with Fratianno and did not enforce the law; however, both Transportation Administrator Robert Bradford (upon a request for investigation from then Governor [[Pat Brown]]) and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] found that there was no conflict of interest.<ref>{{cite news |title = Report Clearing Erreca Just Whitewash, Accuser Charges |work = Los Angeles Times |date = October 12, 1966 |author = Staff |page = 3 |oclc = 3638237 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = FBI Clears Erreca of Interest Conflict |work = Los Angeles Times |date = November 4, 1966 |page = A8 |oclc = 3638237 }}</ref>

The truck drivers were given $36,000 (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|36000|1967|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars){{Inflation-fn|US-GDP}} in back pay from the state government.<ref>{{cite news |title = Truck Drivers to Get $36,000 in Back Pay |work = Los Angeles Times |date = December 10, 1967 |author = Brown, Nettie |page = B4 |oclc = 3638237 }}</ref> Fratianno and Bompensiero were charged with fraud, as well as state labor and public utility code violations. While charges were dropped against Bompensiero, Fratianno was found guilty.<ref name=summary/><ref name="convict">{{cite news |title = Ex-Convict Seized in Conspiracy Case |work = Los Angeles Times |date = August 18, 1966 |author = Houston, Paul |page = 3 |oclc = 3638237 }}</ref> The Imperial County [[board of supervisors|Board of Supervisors]] estimated that $25,000 (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|25000|1893|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars){{Inflation-fn|US-GDP}} in damage to county roads took place due to overloaded trucks.<ref>{{cite news |title = Supervisors Get Advice on Road Damage Costs |work = Los Angeles Times |date = November 25, 1966 |author = Staff |page = 23 |oclc = 3638237 }}</ref> The federal government fined him $10,000 (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|10000|1968|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars),{{Inflation-fn|US-GDP}} which he never paid, and placed him on probation for three years; he was imprisoned when he did not pay, but was released in September 1969. His ex-wife, Jewell, as well as the company, were fined $4,014 (about ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US-GDP|4014|1971|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars){{Inflation-fn|US-GDP}} individually for their responsibility in the matter.<ref>{{cite news |title = Court Orders Fratianno To Appear Here |work = The San Diego Union |date = July 11, 1971 |author = Himaka, Mitch |page = B1 |oclc = 13155544 }}</ref> For the state charges, he was sentenced in 1969 to one to three years in prison, after pleading guilty to the charges.<ref>{{cite news |title = Fratianno Gets Prison Term |work = The San Diego Union |date = January 12, 1969 |page = B7 |oclc = 13155544 }}</ref> He was incarcerated in [[Chico State Prison]] following a parole violation until 1973.<ref name="summary">{{Cite news |title = Bompensiero Move Into Top Mafia Post Here in 1960 |last = Clance, Homer |date = February 14, 1977 |work = The San Diego Union |pages = B1, B4 |oclc = 13155544 }}</ref>