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Imperial man sentenced for embezzlement scheme

IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 01 – James Salazar pleaded no contest to grand theft charges and was sentenced to over four years in jail for embezzling $300,000 from a family trust, authorities said.

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IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - An Imperial man has been sentenced for an embezzlement scheme where he was found guilty. The Imperial Police Department (IPD) conducted an investigation into a grand theft by James Salazar, an Imperial resident, in July of 2024. Salazar, as a trustee of a family trust, was accused of embezzling around $300,000 "from family members who were entitled to receive equal shares of the inheritance," according to t…

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KYMA broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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