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Stolen Party Machinery Results in Jail Time and Grand Theft Conviction

By Walin & Klarich

A Long Beach woman was recently sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in the West Orange County Justice Center to felony theft by fraud, according to an article in the Orange County Register. The woman allegedly threw a birthday party for her son that she never intended to pay for. The article explains that the woman went to a party rental supply store and selected various items for her child?s party. She rented several items including a Delux Snokonette snow cone machine, an Econo Floss cotton candy machine, and a popcorn machine. She then proceeded to pay for the items with someone else?s credit card and address information. The only problem is that the woman used her actual phone number. When the party rental store contacted her and left a message, she texted them back informing them that they would never see their products again...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on December 19, 2009 (boomark / email).