Former SoCal City Official Charged With Embezzlement, Insurance Fraud

A former assistant city manager sent bogus requests for reimbursement to insurance companies, then deposited their checks in his own account, prosecutors say.

A woman checks a mailbox in front of homes in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., in northern Los Angeles County, on April 8, 2015. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

A former assistant city manager of La Cañada Flintridge was charged with stealing nearly $200,000 in proceeds from insurance claims meant for the city by allegedly diverting the funds to his own bank account, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on May 15.

Carl Alameda, 44, faces 11 felony counts of embezzlement and 23 counts of insurance fraud. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on July 23 to determine if there is enough evidence to allow the case to proceed to trial, according to Hochman.