SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a custody sergeant after a criminal investigation for significant timecard fraud on Thursday.
SBCSO detectives arrested the 34-year-old at his Ventura home on a felony warrant for criminal charges of embezzlement of public funds, forgery, and grant theft with a white-collar crime enhancement.
SBCSO staff noticed suspicious timecard activity starting in October 2025 and detectives later determined the 34-year-old fraudulently coded over $175,000 in earnings dating back to 2023…