Somebody’s gotta write a song with that title.
Yes, indeedy, a crook who’s been stealing money from Northern California Homeowners Associations has been caught with his fingers in the graham cracker jar. Chris Barna, of Manteca, California, figured no one would be the wiser if he swiped a million or so bucks from his employer, a company that manages many HOAs in that state.
Barna saved everyone the time and money it would have taken to prosecute him. He pleaded guilty in Federal Court and agreed to pay full restitution. But that’s a laugh. If he gets the 30 year federal prison sentence, which is the maximum statutory penalty for stealing a million bucks, it’ll be a cold day in Hell before he squares up with the folks he ripped off.
Thirty years in federal prison is way too good for creeps like this one.
original source:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/cae/news/docs/2012/11-2012/11-28-12Barna.html
One question. Where are the audits? My HOA failed to have audits done for 7 years. The same HOA president for 26 years. Investigation started after it was discovered 10 Million dollars was unaccounted for. The HOA president died shortly after I filed a lawsuit to see the financial records.
When will homeowners learn to stop trusting board members and property managers? Demand the audits and don’t stop until they are done. People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing!