Monday, September 23, 2013

article: Trial for college parking meter embezzlement, over $300K

[originally printed in Oak Leaf News April 8, 2013]
[this article earned First Place in Enterprise News Story/Series from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges]

Holzworth Goes to Trial
by Erik Jorgensen

Erik Jorgensen, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013

Jeffrey Scott Holzworth, accused of pilfering parking meters at Santa Rosa Junior College, now enters the next phase of his criminal prosecution: a trial.
At the April 3 hearing in Courtroom 9 of the Sonoma County Department of Justice, attorneys for Holzworth and his wife Karen both rejected the joint plea deal the district attorney offered. The DA’s plea deal required acceptance by both Holzworths.
Their criminal case transferred to Judge Kenneth Gnoss in Courtroom 3 on April 5. The brief hearing rescheduled a Preliminary Readiness Conference for 9 a.m. June 3.
Holzworth, a 28-year SRJC District Police veteran, held sole unsupervised responsibility over collecting money from campus parking meters and parking permit machines, and handled the chain of custody of evidence. Accused of embezzling more than $300,000 in campus parking fees since January 2005, Holzworth also had exclusive access to the laptop capable of erasing the accounting memory of the computerized parking permit machines.
Half of the budget for SRJC District Police comes from parking fees collected.
Jeffrey Holzworth faces one charge of grand theft and 11 charges of receiving stolen property, and Karen Holzworth faces one charge as an accessory and three charges of receiving stolen property.
Assistant DA Amy Ariyoshi’s plea deal offered five years and eight months in prison for Holzworth, with one year in county jail for his wife. By rejecting the joint plea deal and going to trial, Holzworth now faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.
“They still want a package deal, that’s not happening,” said Holzworth’s attorney Joe Passalaqua. “His wife is maintaining that she has done nothing. He has maintained that she has done nothing. The People are tying our hands with the package deal.”
- See more at: http://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2013/04/08/holzworth-goes-totrial/#sthash.A9QKsORX.dpuf
 Jeffrey Scott Holzworth, accused of pilfering parking meters at Santa Rosa Junior College, now enters the next phase of his criminal prosecution: a trial.

At the April3 hearing in Courtroom 9 of the Sonoma County Department of Justice, attorneys for Holzworth and his wife Karen both rejected the plea deal the district attorney offered. The DA's plea deal required acceptance by both Holzworths.

Their criminal case transferred to Judge Kenneth Gnoss in Courtroom 3 on April5. The brief hearing rescheduled a Preliminary Readiness Conference for 9 a.m. June 3.

Holzworth, a 28-year SRJC District Police veteran, held sole responsibility over collecting money from campus parking meters and parking permit machines, and handled the chain of custody of evidence. Accused of embezzling more than $300,000 in campus parking fees since January 2005, Holzworth also had exclusive access to the laptop capable of erasing the accounting memory of the computerized parking permit machines.

Half of the budget for the SRJC District Police comes from parking fees collected.

Jeffrey Holzworth faces one charge of grand theft and 11 charges of receiving stolen property. and Karen Holzworth faces one charge as an accessory and three charges of receiving stolen property.


Copyright 2013 by Erik Jorgensen
Er offereik Jorgensen, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013

Jeffrey Scott Holzworth, accused of pilfering parking meters at Santa Rosa Junior College, now enters the next phase of his criminal prosecution: a trial.
At the April 3 hearing in Courtroom 9 of the Sonoma County Department of Justice, attorneys for Holzworth and his wife Karen both rejected the joint plea deal the district attorney offered. The DA’s plea deal required acceptance by both Holzworths.
Their criminal case transferred to Judge Kenneth Gnoss in Courtroom 3 on April 5. The brief hearing rescheduled a Preliminary Readiness Conference for 9 a.m. June 3.
Holzworth, a 28-year SRJC District Police veteran, held sole unsupervised responsibility over collecting money from campus parking meters and parking permit machines, and handled the chain of custody of evidence. Accused of embezzling more than $300,000 in campus parking fees since January 2005, Holzworth also had exclusive access to the laptop capable of erasing the accounting memory of the computerized parking permit machines.
Half of the budget for SRJC District Police comes from parking fees collected.
Jeffrey Holzworth faces one charge of grand theft and 11 charges of receiving stolen property, and Karen Holzworth faces one charge as an accessory and three charges of receiving stolen property.
Assistant DA Amy Ariyoshi’s plea deal offered five years and eight months in prison for Holzworth, with one year in county jail for his wife. By rejecting the joint plea deal and going to trial, Holzworth now faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.
“They still want a package deal, that’s not happening,” said Holzworth’s attorney Joe Passalaqua. “His wife is maintaining that she has done nothing. He has maintained that she has done nothing. The People are tying our hands with the package deal.”
- See more at: http://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2013/04/08/holzworth-goes-totrial/#sthash.A9QKsORX.dpuf

Holzworth Goes toTrial

Erik Jorgensen, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013

Jeffrey Scott Holzworth, accused of pilfering parking meters at Santa Rosa Junior College, now enters the next phase of his criminal prosecution: a trial.
At the April 3 hearing in Courtroom 9 of the Sonoma County Department of Justice, attorneys for Holzworth and his wife Karen both rejected the joint plea deal the district attorney offered. The DA’s plea deal required acceptance by both Holzworths.
Their criminal case transferred to Judge Kenneth Gnoss in Courtroom 3 on April 5. The brief hearing rescheduled a Preliminary Readiness Conference for 9 a.m. June 3.
Holzworth, a 28-year SRJC District Police veteran, held sole unsupervised responsibility over collecting money from campus parking meters and parking permit machines, and handled the chain of custody of evidence. Accused of embezzling more than $300,000 in campus parking fees since January 2005, Holzworth also had exclusive access to the laptop capable of erasing the accounting memory of the computerized parking permit machines.
Half of the budget for SRJC District Police comes from parking fees collected.
Jeffrey Holzworth faces one charge of grand theft and 11 charges of receiving stolen property, and Karen Holzworth faces one charge as an accessory and three charges of receiving stolen property.
Assistant DA Amy Ariyoshi’s plea deal offered five years and eight months in prison for Holzworth, with one year in county jail for his wife. By rejecting the joint plea deal and going to trial, Holzworth now faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.
“They still want a package deal, that’s not happening,” said Holzworth’s attorney Joe Passalaqua. “His wife is maintaining that she has done nothing. He has maintained that she has done nothing. The People are tying our hands with the package deal.”
- See more at: http://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2013/04/08/holzworth-goes-totrial/#sthash.A9QKsORX.dpuf

Holzworth Goes toTrial

Erik Jorgensen, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013

Jeffrey Scott Holzworth, accused of pilfering parking meters at Santa Rosa Junior College, now enters the next phase of his criminal prosecution: a trial.
At the April 3 hearing in Courtroom 9 of the Sonoma County Department of Justice, attorneys for Holzworth and his wife Karen both rejected the joint plea deal the district attorney offered. The DA’s plea deal required acceptance by both Holzworths.
Their criminal case transferred to Judge Kenneth Gnoss in Courtroom 3 on April 5. The brief hearing rescheduled a Preliminary Readiness Conference for 9 a.m. June 3.
Holzworth, a 28-year SRJC District Police veteran, held sole unsupervised responsibility over collecting money from campus parking meters and parking permit machines, and handled the chain of custody of evidence. Accused of embezzling more than $300,000 in campus parking fees since January 2005, Holzworth also had exclusive access to the laptop capable of erasing the accounting memory of the computerized parking permit machines.
Half of the budget for SRJC District Police comes from parking fees collected.
Jeffrey Holzworth faces one charge of grand theft and 11 charges of receiving stolen property, and Karen Holzworth faces one charge as an accessory and three charges of receiving stolen property.
Assistant DA Amy Ariyoshi’s plea deal offered five years and eight months in prison for Holzworth, with one year in county jail for his wife. By rejecting the joint plea deal and going to trial, Holzworth now faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.
“They still want a package deal, that’s not happening,” said Holzworth’s attorney Joe Passalaqua. “His wife is maintaining that she has done nothing. He has maintained that she has done nothing. The People are tying our hands with the package deal.”
- See more at: http://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2013/04/08/holzworth-goes-totrial/#sthash.A9QKsORX.dpuf

Holzworth Goes toTrial

Erik Jorgensen, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013

Jeffrey Scott Holzworth, accused of pilfering parking meters at Santa Rosa Junior College, now enters the next phase of his criminal prosecution: a trial.
At the April 3 hearing in Courtroom 9 of the Sonoma County Department of Justice, attorneys for Holzworth and his wife Karen both rejected the joint plea deal the district attorney offered. The DA’s plea deal required acceptance by both Holzworths.
Their criminal case transferred to Judge Kenneth Gnoss in Courtroom 3 on April 5. The brief hearing rescheduled a Preliminary Readiness Conference for 9 a.m. June 3.
Holzworth, a 28-year SRJC District Police veteran, held sole unsupervised responsibility over collecting money from campus parking meters and parking permit machines, and handled the chain of custody of evidence. Accused of embezzling more than $300,000 in campus parking fees since January 2005, Holzworth also had exclusive access to the laptop capable of erasing the accounting memory of the computerized parking permit machines.
Half of the budget for SRJC District Police comes from parking fees collected.
Jeffrey Holzworth faces one charge of grand theft and 11 charges of receiving stolen property, and Karen Holzworth faces one charge as an accessory and three charges of receiving stolen property.
Assistant DA Amy Ariyoshi’s plea deal offered five years and eight months in prison for Holzworth, with one year in county jail for his wife. By rejecting the joint plea deal and going to trial, Holzworth now faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.
“They still want a package deal, that’s not happening,” said Holzworth’s attorney Joe Passalaqua. “His wife is maintaining that she has done nothing. He has maintained that she has done nothing. The People are tying our hands with the package deal.”
- See more at: http://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2013/04/08/holzworth-goes-totrial/#sthash.A9QKsORX.dpuf

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