'Dirt broker's' sentence for dumping construction debris near bay in Newark overturned FacebookTwitterEmail Wetlands near Newark on San Francisco Bay. James Philip Lucero was convicted of dumping construction debris nearby, but might not have known he was on wetlands as it was a drought year. His conviction was overturned Thursday.Jessica Pons / The Chronicle A federal appeals court overturned a self-described “dirt broker’s” convictions and 2½-year prison sentence Thursday for dumping truckloads of construction debris on land in Newark near San Francisco Bay, saying jurors should have been asked to decide whether he knew he was on wetlands or that the debris would reach the water.