DA: Former Merced County Sheriff's association president gambled association's funds

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The erstwhile president of the Merced County Deputy Sheriff's Association was sentenced aft gambling the association's funds, the Merced County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

Per the DA's office, Phillip Brook, erstwhile Merced County Deputy Sheriff's Association president, was sentenced connected 3 felony counts of expansive theft by embezzlement and a transgression enhancement for the theft totaling implicit $100,000. He was convicted by a assemblage connected each counts successful December 2024.

Judge Steven Slocum sentenced Brooks to 190 days successful jail. He says the 90 days imposed was 1 time for each withdrawal Brook made astatine the Indian Casino successful which helium gambled the association's funds. Officials adhd restitution is to beryllium paid backmost to MCDSA successful the magnitude of $71,150.40. A restitution good of $140,300.80 was besides ordered by the judge.

“The actions taken by the suspect against his ain chap instrumentality enforcement officers were precise serious,” said Merced County District Attorney Nicole Silveira. “Fraud perpetrated by radical successful positions of spot should ne'er beryllium tolerated.”

Brooks was sentenced to a two-year assistance of probation that tin widen up to 10 years if restitution is not paid successful full, per the DA's Office. They adhd if Brooks violates the presumption of his probation, helium could beryllium sentenced to authorities situation for 2 years.