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Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen Property - California Penal Code Section 496

By Walin & Klarich

An Oceanside police sergeant recently pleaded guilty to charges of ?receiving stolen property and knowingly accepting items purchased with embezzled funds,? according to a recent report by San Diego News 10. The man had been with the Oceanside Police Department for 10 years and was quoted as being a ?rising star? in the department when he was charged. Allegedly, the man was romantically involved with a woman who had been embezzling money from a construction company at which she was employed. Prosecutors claim that the man knowingly received over $54,000 in items from the woman that he used to update his home, including mahogany wood flooring and flat-screen television sets. The officer now faces a prison sentence of 365 days in county jail. Under California Penal Code section 496, it is a crime to knowingly buy, sell, receive, conceal, or withhold stolen property...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 17, 2010 (boomark / email).