Posts tagged "Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.)"

Staffer who embezzled taxpayer funds avoids prison time

Posted by LegiStorm on Saturday, September 26, 2009

A staffer to Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) was sentenced to three years of probation for stealing nearly $7,000 from the office account, according to the Associated Press.

The executive assistant, Caroline Valdez, forged her boss's name on a $6,000 bonus check. She also used the office credit card for pizza, groceries and airline tickets.

The judge ordered her to get counseling, saying she seemed to have a problem telling the truth.

posted in Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.), criminal charges, embezzlement
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Ethics committe looking at Sanchez sisters

Posted by LegiStorm on Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The House ethics committee is looking into whether Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) violated congressional rules when the Linda Sanchez took some of her sister's employees on her own payroll in late 2006, according to a story in Roll Call Wednesday.

Loretta Sanchez was going to be unable to meet payroll obligations within her budget due to embezzlement by an aide, so her sister Linda moved three of Loretta's employees onto her own payroll.

The aide, Caroline Valdez, pleaded guilty Monday to charges she stole between $5,000 and $10,000 in early 2006. The theft led to Linda Sanchez paying three of Loretta's employees in the final months of 2006. According to LegiStorm's salary records, the three employees appear to be Shane Skinner, Edward Steiner and Andrew Stephenson, all of whom appear on Linda Sanchez' payroll in November or December of 2006.

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posted in congressional staff salaries, House ethics committee, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.), Caroline Valdez
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