Federal indictment accuses SF towing company of trying to blow up competitors' trucks

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The owner of a San Francisco tow truck company with history of criminal activities is now accused in an explosive plot to take out his competition.

A federal indictment accuses Jose Vicente Badillo of Specialty Towing and four other people, of trying to blow up or set competitors' tow trucks on fire.

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The indictment details four different incidents in 2023.

Specialty Towing was raided last year during a separate investigation and Badillo was charged with money laundering and fraud.



One of its trucks was caught on a viral video, trying to illegally tow a car with people inside of it in the Financial District.

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