SCAM ARTIST GETS PRISON.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Arrested at a Lancaster home within hours of failing to appear in court, convicted con woman Michelle Egberts-Greene was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison. Egberts-Greene, 39, agreed in court to make restitution totaling $30,729, prosecutors said. ``I'm satisfied with the sentence. She seems to be a very bright lady who for whatever reason decided that conning people was the best way to make money,'' Deputy District Attorney David Fleck said. ``I don't think it hit her until today that this was serious business that she got involved in.'' Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Superior Court Judge Randolph Rogers Randolph Rogers (July 6, 1825, Waterloo, New York – January 15, 1892) was an American sculptor. He was a prolific sculptor of subjects related to the American Civil War and other historical themes. Rogers studied in Florence, Italy, from 1848 until 1853. issued a no-bail arrest warrant Tuesday for Egberts-Greene after she failed to show up for her sentencing. Egberts-Greene said Wednesday she missed the court hearing because she had a doctor's appointment for an upper respiratory infection Noun 1. upper respiratory infection - infection of the upper respiratory tract respiratory infection, respiratory tract infection - any infection of the respiratory tract , Fleck said. Prosecutors said Egberts-Greene scammed people out of $34,000 with stories of being a surgeon and the tour manager for country singer Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is a Grammy award winning American singer and country music performer, and actress.[1] Sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Country Music",[2][3] . The restitution amount agreed to at sentencing was less because several of the victims did not request restitution, Fleck said. Egberts-Greene pleaded no contest in May to three counts of grand theft of personal property and was released to try and get a job and begin making restitution payments to the victims. No payments were made and she was arrested twice, once when she was accused of throwing a laptop computer at a security guard at a hotel where she worked and once on a charge she kicked a firefighter in the face. No charges were filed in the hotel incident because of insufficient evidence insufficient evidence n. a finding (decision) by a trial judge or an appeals court that the prosecution in a criminal case or a plaintiff in a lawsuit has not proved the case because the attorney did not present enough convincing evidence. . Egberts-Greene, also known as Mikki Nelson, was arrested April 10 after sheriff's helicopters and deputies from three sheriff's stations went on a wild-goose chase wild-goose chase n. A futile pursuit or search. wild-goose chase Noun a search that has little or no chance of success Noun 1. looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. McEntire's tour bus, which they were told had broken down in the Acton area. Deputies were called in by a 77-year-old Lancaster man who gave Egberts-Greene $2,000 and became worried that McEntire's tour bus had not arrived in Lancaster to meet him, as Egberts-Greene had promised. The man had quit his job as a community services assistant in the Lancaster sheriff's station after Egberts-Greene told him she got him a job with the country singer. A probation officer's report said her victims included a neighbor who loaned her $1,000 for rent after she said she hadn't received her paycheck, a man who let her move in with him after she said her husband was killed, a mover paid with a bad check and a Lancaster hotel where she skipped out on a $300 bill after offering nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non concert tickets as payment. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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