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Menlo Park: Former dry cleaner faces prison term for defrauding customers

Original post made on Oct 5, 2016

Edwin Gary Smith, the former owner of Menalto Dry Cleaners in Menlo Park, pleaded no contest on July 8 to eight felonies: one count of fraudulent use of "an access card" for grand theft, and seven counts of identity theft, prosecutors say. Under a plea deal, he could be sentenced to eight years in prison.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, July 11, 2016, 11:10 AM

Comments (8)

Posted by A neighbor
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 5, 2016 at 1:55 pm

And the sentence is?

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The sentencing hearing has been reset for Nov. 2.


Posted by Former Customer
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 10, 2016 at 1:29 pm

I understand it got postponed for another month, but can't verify and confirm this as was 3rd hand information.


Posted by Overcharged Customer
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 5, 2016 at 9:37 am

November 2nd has come and gone. Has there been an update?


Posted by A neighbor
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 10, 2016 at 3:49 pm

Come on, Almanac! What is the current status, please?


Posted by Overcharged Customer
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 15, 2016 at 12:22 pm

I can't seem to find anything new. Was part of the plea deals and repayment agreement grounds for the District Attorney not to recommend any jail time? This was a rather extensive crime and I bet there are others that were affected beyond the original large-scale claims (like me for instance).


Posted by Unsubscriber to the Almanac
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 17, 2016 at 5:42 pm

Got to love the reporting the Almanac does. Great teaser article and no one follows up on the news to let us know what is happening. Now I have to keep using my "free" credits to reread the same articles trying to find updates.


EDITOR'S NOTE: District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe reported on Nov. 3: "The defense motion to continue his review of all the records regarding restitution owed by the defendant was granted without prosecution objection. The case was reset to December 1, 2016 8:45 for sentencing hearing and imposition of sentence."


Posted by Former Customer
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Dec 2, 2016 at 8:05 am

And the verdict is?


Posted by Renee Batti
associate editor of The Almanac
on Dec 2, 2016 at 11:49 am

Renee Batti is a registered user.

Former Customer, here's the story:

Web Link


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