The real question here is why didn’t the Kern County DA bring the charges YEARS ago?
“According to the Department of Justice in Fresno, Williams stole between $230,000 and 435,000 from the Kern County Republican Central Committee between 2013 and 2019 when he was the committee’s treasurer.
Prosecutors said Williams used the money for his personal use. In 2022, Williams was fined by the Federal Election Commission under an agreement with regulators after admitting he embezzled $272,000. FEC documents showed Williams did not keep records of payments to himself resulting in the committee filing inaccurate reports with the FEC.”
Anybody got an answer?
Former Kern County Republican Central Committee treasurer pleads guilty to bank fraud: Dept. of Justice
by: Jose Franco, KGET, 10/7/24 https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/former-kern-county-republican-central-committee-treasurer-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud-dept-of-justice/
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former treasurer of the Kern County Republican Central Committee faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud, federal prosecutors announced.
Bryan M. Williams pleaded guilty to bank fraud on Monday.
According to the Department of Justice in Fresno, Williams stole between $230,000 and 435,000 from the Kern County Republican Central Committee between 2013 and 2019 when he was the committee’s treasurer.
Prosecutors said Williams used the money for his personal use. In 2022, Williams was fined by the Federal Election Commission under an agreement with regulators after admitting he embezzled $272,000. FEC documents showed Williams did not keep records of payments to himself resulting in the committee filing inaccurate reports with the FEC.
Williams is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 27, 2025. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
