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Gilroy woman jailed for a year but avoids prison, after stealing $100,000+ from winery
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...
Court hears Los Gatos mom told kids she had clairvoyant, sexual dreams
Unlike the days where Shannon O’Connor refused to show up to her various court appearances, now that her trial is underway, she’s been on her best behavior.
On Jan. 8, the incarcerated defendant—who’s accused of hosting dangerous parties for teens, furnishing them with alcohol and...
Juror DQ’d as Shannon O’Connor trial kicks into high gear
Before the first witness of the year was sworn in during the ongoing trial of Shannon O’Connor—the Los Gatos woman dubbed “Party Mom” for the role she’s accused of playing in organizing alcohol-fueled get-togethers for teens—there was a small matter Santa Clara County Superior...
Did Los Gatos’ Housing Element suddenly fall out of compliance?
The developer behind the 119-unit, 13-story “Capri Fruitstand” proposal for 14288 Capri Dr.—which includes 24 units of affordable housing—has renewed its legal claim that the Town of Los Gatos has been taking illegal steps to block residential development in this corner of Silicon Valley.
In...
DA asking for adult charges for Black Friday mall shooting
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is seeking to transfer the case of the Valley Fair Mall shooter from juvenile court to adult court.
The District Attorney’s Office today formally charged a San Jose 17-year-old with attempted murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm...
3rd Tushar Atre killing verdict: 18-year-old driver convicted of felony murder
Kaleb Charters, the 18-year-old accused of dropping three people off in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, in 2019, to rob and kidnap tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre, then driving up to the marijuana farm in Los Gatos where he'd worked...
Wag Hotels to pay $150,000 to settle dog bites lawsuit
A popular dog hotel will pay $150,000 to settle a consumer protection lawsuit with Bay Area prosecutors' offices, which accused the company of failing to report dog bites among other health and safety lapses, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
The prosecutors...
Saratoga tech startup to pay $630K to feds
Technology startup eBibelot, based in Saratoga, and its CEO, Melody Fallah-Khair, have agreed to pay $630,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed they violated the False Claims Act by improperly certifying compliance with the terms of a National Science Foundation grant that restricted...
Former Bear Creek Stables manager charged with animal cruelty
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Chaparral Ranch, the former manager of Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos, with criminally failing to care for a horse that died from malnutrition and heat stroke last year.
Honey the horse was found unable to...
No convictions in Sheriff’s Office bribery case
A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury today acquitted two men in the last case stemming from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office alleged bribery scandal over concealed gun permits. The jury couldn’t reach a verdict on a third defendant.
Former Sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen...
