Former Lakeside town clerk sentenced for embezzlement

Former Lakeside clerk sentenced to probation in police car flipping scheme

Former Lakeside clerk Brenda Hamilton was sentenced to probation for her part in an embezzlement scheme involving buying and flipping police cars.

Former Lakeside town clerk sentenced for embezzlement

Brenda Hamilton bought town vehicles and sold them for a profit, according to prosecutors.

Former Lakeside town clerk sentenced to 3 years of probation

District Court Judge Phillip McNulty sentenced Brenda Renee Hamilton to three years of probation and $26,088.00 in restitution after she pleaded guilty to embezzling from the Town of Lakeside, where she was the former town clerk.

Criminal – Probation – Travel restriction

Where a defendant filed motions to waive the out-of-state travel restriction imposed as a condition of his probation and to revise and revoke his sentence to remove the travel restriction, a remand is necessary because neither judge gave reasons for denying the defendant's motions.