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Former CapRadio GM Jun Reina criminally charged

michael hagerty

michael hagerty

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The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has filed a criminal complaint charging Fidias “Jun” Reina Jr., former General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Public Radio, with multiple felony counts of embezzlement, grand theft, and forgery in connection with his role overseeing the nonprofit’s financial operations.
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Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office Files Charges Against Former Capital Public Radio Executive for Embezzlement

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has filed a criminal complaint charging Fidias “Jun” Reina Jr., former General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Public Radio, with multiple felony counts of embezzlement, grand theft, and forgery in connection with his role...
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I guess we all saw that coming, didn't we, Mike ...
 
K.M. Richards said:
I wasn't one of them, if you will recall.
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Yep. You didn't express an opinion at all, in fact:

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SacBee investigation of CapRadio scandal

In today's editions. Essential pull-quote: CapRadio’s Board of Directors, Sacramento State and the CSU system had policy failures that delayed detection of Reina’s spending. They failed to prevent or stop questionable transactions that documents show to have occurred for about six years. Here...
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CTListener said:
Is that standard procedure for all executives accused of white collar crimes, or only those with ethnic-sounding names or darker skin shades?
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More like those that had stolen from "The People" and who were public figures.

"Reina" is hardly an "ethnic sounding" name in CA. Ones like Johnson and Smith are, however.
 
CTListener said:
Is that standard procedure for all executives accused of white collar crimes,
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I honestly don't know.

CTListener said:
or only those with ethnic-sounding names or darker skin shades?
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Well, lessee here....

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Jun Reina, born and raised in the Phillipines, is our suspect.

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Thien Ho is the Sacramento County District Attorney who charged Reina and ordered his arrest. He was born in Vietnam in 1977 and came to the U.S. at age 6.

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And this is Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper. He's the County's first Black sheriff, and he was born in France.

I think the only people who could tell you whether Reina got cuffed and perp-walked because of his name or the color of his skin would be D.A. Ho and Sheriff Cooper.
 
michael hagerty said:
I honestly don't know.



Well, lessee here....

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Jun Reina, born and raised in the Phillipines, is our suspect.

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Thien Ho is the Sacramento County District Attorney who charged Reina and ordered his arrest. He was born in Vietnam in 1977 and came to the U.S. at age 6.

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And this is Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper. He's the County's first Black sheriff, and he was born in France.

I think the only people who could tell you whether Reina got cuffed and perp-walked because of his name or the color of his skin would be D.A. Ho and Sheriff Cooper.
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Dr. Luke Wood - President - Staff Directory - Sacramento State

Sacramento State Office of the President Page Dr. Wood became Sacramento State’s ninth president on July 16, 2023, returning to his alma mater, at age 41, as
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Sacramento State president: 'Someone should be facing jail' after CapRadio financial review

The audit found more than $460,000 in payments were disbursed to a former CapRadio leader referred to only as Subject #1.
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Dr. Mildred García | CSU

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And the person that ordered an audit on Cap Radio is the President of Sacramento State University given that the university hold the radio licenses to KXJZ and KXPR. I get it these things surrounding CapRadio gets buried in the national rants about “Defunding NPR” rants and other stuff. Also it’s Dr. Luke Woods team that got the California State University leadership like Chancellor Garcia and Corporation for Public Broadcasting to respond to the audit.


ABC10 spoke exclusively to Sacramento State University President Dr. Luke Wood moments after he released a scathing months-long forensic examination of financial mismanagement at Capital Public Radio. CapRadio is licensed to Sacramento State.
"Capital Public Radio had lax controls, lack of financial oversight, money that was being reported in ways that didn't make sense. We found out that they had reported having a $3 million reserve, and at that point in time, had only around $80,000," Dr. Wood said, calling the findings in the review sad and disappointing. "People were hurt. The campus was impacted. The community lost trust. Those are never the kind of things that you want to walk into as a new president. One person had the ability to sign things without there being any counterbalance within the organization. That person used that position and that unique setup to be able to personally benefit from Capital Public Radio."
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SignalsradioLLC said:
Embezzlement here too: KGHR, a few years back.

CPB $ evaporating.
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Of course, I had to look it up. In case you're interested:

Feds arrest Arizona man for stealing Native group’s PTFP money

An Arizona man with a background in Native radio faces federal civil and criminal charges for using a federal grant for personal expenses rather than its intended purpose — starting a radio station for two Navajo organizations. An indictment filed March 27 in the District of Arizona U.S...
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Dave B.
 
Someone at CapRadio told KCRA they should talk to me. For anything else, I’d have said no, but I really felt like people should know just how much was lost in this. I hope that came across.

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Former CapRadio executive charged with embezzlement, theft, DA says

Officials said between Dec. 6, 2016, and June 12, 2022, the former General Manager and Chief Financial Officer orchestrated a multi-year scheme to divert organizational funds for personal use, to the tune of more than $1.3 million.
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For KGHR in the latest iteration (Bittner wasn't involved by this time) was some $200k+. When I bailed as CE it was the lack of the purchasing department's ability to buy any needed gear.
 
radiofan2023 said:
Anyone know the status of CapRadio’s civil case against Reina? It’s mentioned in this Sacramento Bee article. The article also describes allegations about a tower construction company proposal:

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CapRadio had fraud insurance. It paid the station and now the insurance company is taking the station’s place in the lawsuit. Happened in December:

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CapRadio receives almost $1.3 million insurance payout amid civil case against former GM

Station officials say the civil lawsuit it filed last year against former General Manager Jun Reina will continue. CapRadio accused its former executive of stealing station funds and misusing credit cards.
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michael hagerty said:
Someone at CapRadio told KCRA they should talk to me. For anything else, I’d have said no, but I really felt like people should know just how much was lost in this. I hope that came across.

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Former CapRadio executive charged with embezzlement, theft, DA says

Officials said between Dec. 6, 2016, and June 12, 2022, the former General Manager and Chief Financial Officer orchestrated a multi-year scheme to divert organizational funds for personal use, to the tune of more than $1.3 million.
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I think you came off as knowledgeable but not a know-it-all, Mike.
 


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