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Former CapRadio GM Jun Reina appears in court for the first time

michael hagerty

michael hagerty

Reina made his first court appearance yesterday. Former colleagues Chris Campbell, Jennifer Reason and I were there to see it and for him to see us.

Coverage (including quotes from yours truly in all three) from CapRadio:

www.capradio.org

Former CapRadio GM appears in court, arraignment pushed to April

Fidias “Jun" Reina spoke briefly but did not enter a plea during his first court appearance, days after turning himself in after being charged with felony embezzlement, grand theft and forgery.
www.capradio.org www.capradio.org


From Courthouse News Service:

courthousenews.com

Ex-CapRadio general manager makes first court appearance over embezzlement charges

“Jun” Reina Jr. is accused of stealing over $1.3 million from the radio station for personal use.
courthousenews.com courthousenews.com

(both those stories used the same lead image, courtesy the Sacramento Bee)


....and the story has gone international---today's Daily Mail in London.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Radio station manager is arrested for stealing $1.3M from broadcaster

Jun Reina, the former general manager of Capital Public Radio, was arrested on felony charges after prosecutors accused him of stealing about $1.33 million from the nonprofit broadcaster.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
 
One of my brilliant young former colleagues at CapRadio, the great Chris Nichols, with a blockbuster follow-up. Essential pull-quote:

"He’s a master manipulator, now looking at things through the benefit of hindsight. He was very skilled at being very pleasant, polite, inviting [and] kind. And just like a predator, he groomed the board, I think, in a fashion that got everybody to like him, trust him. I’m a lawyer, so I understand the concept of someone who's innocent until proven guilty, but the information that’s been provided publicly demonstrates that Reina took tremendous advantage of trust and belief that he was a good person in a key position for a tremendous public resource for the community.

He did it with such grace and secrecy. And while he is talking about how everybody’s doing a great job and working and appreciating everybody’s effort, he’s on the other hand, siphoning money apparently, according to the investigation, off to himself. So, [it was] the very worst kind of conduct because of the betrayal of people who are smart and trusting. And because he controlled the finances early on and because he had people that I believe were affiliated with the school [Sacramento State] in charge of finance and he apparently fooled them, it was disastrous. "
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www.capradio.org

Former CapRadio GM described as ‘master-manipulator, predator’ following arrest

Former CapRadio board member Roger Dreyer says Jun Reina used secrecy and the facade of kindness to betray his colleagues at the public media station.
www.capradio.org www.capradio.org
 


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