Criminal
Nov. 23, 2011
Woman sentenced in education fraud case
A Paso Robles woman was sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of Education by applying for a $35 million grant for before- and after-school programs in eastern Riverside County based on false signatures and other false statements.
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Paso Robles woman was sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of Education by applying for a $35 million grant for before- and after-school programs in eastern Riverside County based on false signatures and other false statements. U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips also ordered Jean Michele Cross, 60, to pay a $60,000 fine. In a June trial, prosecutors contended Cross won approval ...
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