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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Manteca man pleads guilty to embezzling $1.4 million from Modesto employer
A Manteca man who worked as an IT director for a Modesto-based fuel company pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than $1.4 million from his employer over nearly six years, federal prosecutors said. Justin Alexander Payne, 50, admitted to one count of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith. Prosecutors said Payne worked for a family-owned, Modesto-based fuel supplier, distributor and retailer from December 2017 to September 2023. The company was not named in court records. During the time of his employment, Payne used a company-issued credit card to make thousands of unauthorized purchases of retail gift cards and personal items, including clothing, sports equipment and home improvement products. To convert the gift cards into cash, Payne sold them to online businesses that specialize in reselling unwanted cards at discounted values. Investigators said those businesses processed more than 3,700 gift card transactions connected to Payne, followed by payouts to him. Federal prosecutors said Payne tried to conceal his actions by falsifying receipts and expense reports to make the purchases appear as if they were for legitimate IT equipment. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Modesto Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Whitnee Goins is prosecuting. Payne is scheduled to be sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley on Oct. 16. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, though the actual sentence will be determined by the court in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
4 people hospitalized after car slams into tree in Modesto
MODESTO — Four people were hospitalized after a car collided with a tree in Modesto, authorities said Monday night. Modesto Police Department It happened shortly before 7:15 p.m. in the area of College Avenue and Durant Street. Modesto police said the driver appeared to be speeding and lost control of the vehicle, which led to the crash. All four people, who were inside the vehicle, had stabilized in the hospital at last check, but at least one person had been in critical condition, police said. No other vehicles were involved.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Modesto police looking for missing at-risk adult, Amparo Cortes
( — The Modesto Police Department is asking for the public's help to find an at-risk missing adult, Amparo Cortes. According to MPD, Cortes is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 pounds, with brown eyes and short white hair. He was last seen wearing a white cowboy hat, a plaid white shirt with blue lines, and blue jeans. MPD stated that he was last seen leaving the 1500 block of Moccasin Drive in Modesto on foot at around 5 p.m. Officers ask that if you do see him to contact 911 immediately. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Yahoo
One dead after Friday evening crash in Modesto between Mustang and semi, police say
A fatal crash in southeast Modesto early Friday evening left one driver dead according to a statement posted Saturday morning on Facebook by the Modesto Police Department. Modesto Police officers responded around 5:30 p.m. Friday to a major-injury collision between a semi-truck and a Ford Mustang at Morgan Road and Nelson Way. The driver of the Mustang was transported to a local hospital after suffering major injuries, where he later died, according to the post. The big rig driver sustained minor injuries. A preliminary investigation by the Modesto Police Department found that the driver of the Mustang, headed southbound on Morgan Road, collided with the northbound tractor-trailer, the post said. The collision closed Morgan Road from Rockefeller Drive to Hatch Road, according to a separate MPD Facebook post from Friday evening. The Modesto Police Department continues to investigate the incident. Anyone who witnessed the collision should contact Officer Cody Chesney at ChesneyC@
