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Ventura County Court Judge David Hirch sentenced Tina Louis Torres, 55, of Santa Paula, Calif., on Wednesday to 365 days in jail for embezzling more than $350,000 from a California credit union when she was its CEO.
In February, she pleaded guilty to three felony counts of grand theft, two felony counts of forging or altering documents and three felony counts of grand theft by means of embezzlement. Torres also admitted to special allegations and aggravating factors on each count, which included an excessive loss of more than $100,000 and taking advantage of a position of trust or confidence to commit the crimes, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said.
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