FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18HF0377
Date: September 13, 2018
SUB-CONTRACTOR SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR MULTIPLE COUNTS OF FORGERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A sub-contractor was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for multiple counts of forgery and embezzlement.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Sentence |
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Cameron Sidney Evans, 44, Long Beach |
Pleaded guilty on Aug. 29, 2018 to the following counts: Felony:
Misdemeanors:
Sentencing Enhancements:
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Eight years in state prison |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crimes, Evans was a construction sub-contractor who was being supervised by the Los Angeles County Probation Department for a previous felony conviction for workers compensation fraud in Fresno County.
- Between Jan. 2016 and May 2017, Evans is accused of forgery and embezzling over $1 million from eight different companies.
- The defendant would receive two party checks from the general contractor to pay the sub-sub-contractors. Instead of providing these checks, the defendant embezzled the money.
- Evans forged the signatures on the checks and deposited them into his business account.
- The embezzlement was discovered when the sub-sub-contractors complained to the general contractor that they had not been paid for their work.
- Irvine Police Department investigated this case.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Miller, Major Fraud Unit