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San Miguel CSD bookkeeper charged with embezzlement

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed felony embezzlement charges on Tuesday against a former San Miguel Community Services District bookkeeper who allegedly embezzled $38,000 in district funds. [Cal Coast Times] Kallie Leighanne Johnson, 29, misappropriated and embezzled... (Continue reading)

Cambria woman to get prison time for embezzlement

Written on 10 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A woman who was found to have embezzled more than $1 million from a Cambria construction business reached a plea deal with San Luis Obispo County prosecutors that will place her in state prison for up to 10 years. On... (Continue reading)

Alleged Cambria embezzler let out of jail to sell property

Written on 2 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge granted a woman accused of embezzling more than $1 million from a Cambria construction business a temporary release from jail so that she can sell personal assets to repay her alleged victims. [Tribune] Elizabeth Edith... (Continue reading)

Bookkeeper allegedly embezzled more than $1 million from Cambria business

Written on 25 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A former bookkeeper embezzled more than $1 million from a Cambria construction business, according to a criminal complaint filed last week by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. Elizabeth Edith Shaw, 68, embezzled the money from her former... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Burger King employee steals cash, reports a robbery

Written on 15 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Burger King employee stole a large amount of cash from the business, then told police the restaurant had been robbed, according to the Atascadero Police Department. At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Atascadero police responded to a report that a... (Continue reading)

Police chief, city attorney, manager among 7 charged with corruption

Written on 2 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Riverside County prosecutors arrested seven Beaumont city officials last month including the chief of police, the city manager and the public works director for allegedly participating in an elaborate scheme that dates back more than two decades and cost taxpayers... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay attorney sentenced for grand theft

Written on 9 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A former attorney and Morro Bay planning commissioner was sentence Monday to 240 days in jail. John Patrick Fennacy, 50, pleaded no contest last year in a grand theft case involving elderly clients. [KSBY] Prosecutors initially alleged Fennacy embezzled at... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara winemaker allegedly embezzled $1.2 million

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Solvang man is accused of embezzling $1.2 million from a Santa Barbara winery he used to manage. [KEYT] Christian Lucas Garvin, 41, worked as the manager and winemaker at Oreana Winery in Santa Barbara from 2005 to 2013. He... (Continue reading)

Orcutt youth football president arrested for embezzlement

Written on 24 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The former president of the Orcutt Youth Football League is accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from the organization. [KEYT] Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tyrome Lee, 35, after determining that he issued unauthorized checks, falsified invoices and embezzled... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman ordered to pay $300,000 to outlet store

Written on 5 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge has ordered a Nipomo woman convicted of embezzling money from a Pismo Beach outlet store to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to the owners of the business. [Tribune] Kwing Eng Ee, 60,... (Continue reading)