The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged a San Jose man with stealing thousands of dollars from local families who hired him to plan their daughters’ quinceañeras.
Juan Martin Gaspar, 51, a well-known planner for San Jose families celebrating their child’s special 15th birthday, took large fees from at least seven families and then did not pay the vendors who provided everything from decorated venues to the food.
On Sept. 25, Gaspar, also known as Juan Martin Barcenas, was arraigned on seven counts of felony grand theft, and was ordered not to work as an event planner while the criminal case is pending…