People v. Williams

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P. J.

While defendant Charles Patrick Williams was the general manager of Valley of Enchantment Mutual Water Company (VOE), he embezzled more than $50,000 from his employer and did not pay the company’s payroll taxes between 1999 and 2006. As a consequence, VOE incurred attorney fees, fees for the internal audit by a certified public accounting (CPA) firm, as well as penalties and interest assessed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for unpaid payroll taxes. At a contested hearing, the People sought a restitution order in the amount of $212,975.61, for all losses, less any…