A Gilroy woman has been sentenced to serve a year in jail for committing elder fraud—embezzling more than $100,000 from her employer, a century-old family-owned winery, authorities said Thursday.
Stacey Greenlee, 62, worked as an administrative assistant for Guglielmo Winery’s elderly owner from October 2022 to March 2024, where she had access to the Morgan Hill business’ bank accounts and credit card information, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said in a release. She fraudulently opened credit cards in her name, prosecutors said, adding she made several trips to a Sonoma County casino, where she spent more than $60,000.
On Sept. 8, 2025, Greenlee pleaded no contest in Santa Clara County Superior Court to two felony violations of elder fraud. On Jan. 22, 2026, Judge Gilbert Brown sentenced her to four years in state prison but stayed the prison sentence as long as the she successfully completes four years of probation.
Her probation conditions include a one-year county jail sentence, to begin March 5, and an order to pay $30,000 in restitution.
“This woman chose to steal from her employer,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the release. “By abusing that trust, she gambled with their livelihood. Embezzlement doesn’t pay out.”
The investigation by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office showed Greenlee took advantage of her position to steal from the family winery’s bank account. She wrote fraudulent checks and opened two credit cards in her name.
Evidence showed Greenlee made frequent trips to Graton Resort and Casino, spending more than $63,000, often in cash advances.
She managed to hide the scheme from her employer by concealing the bank statements (in the face of several requests for these from the winery’s accountant) and changing the email address associated with the bank account.
