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Florin White Dove Care Homes

Description

According to the criminal complaint (available in the Google Drive folder accessible below), Florinda Yambao, owner of Florin White Dove Care Homes, committed a series of criminal offenses and other offenses at various times between January 1, 2007 and September 15, 2014. Yambao was indicted for the commission of wage theft offenses under the criminal code and labor code, for unlawfully failing to make contributions due under the California Unemployment Insurance Code, for failing to file tax returns with the intent to evade tax imposed by the California Unemployment Insurance Code; for failing to account and pay taxes required to be withheld by the California Unemployment Insurance Code; and for failing to secure worker's compensation insurance.

Prosecutors

Deputy District Attorney William Murphy

Incident Type

Wage Theft

County

Contra Costa

State

California

Date

January 1, 2007

Available case materials include

  • Media Clips & Gov't. Press

Contact for Additional Information

Unavailable

Victims

First Last Age Title Employer Injury Type
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Florin White Dove Care Homes Wage Theft

Defendants

Name Type Title Plea Information Conviction Sentence
Florinda Yambao Individual Owner Pleaded guilty to one felony count of Grand Theft by False Pretenses (Cal. Penal Code Sec. 487(a)), one felony count of Failure to File a Return (Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code Sec. 2117.5), and one misdemeanor count for Failure to Secure Worker's Compensation (Cal. Labor Code Sec. 3700.5). Yambao was placed on felony probation for 3 years, ordered to serve 60 days in county jail (can serve on electronic home detention), and required to pay restitution in the amont of $453,410.
Penal Crimes Charged

Grand Theft by False Pretenses (Cal. Penal Code Sec. 487(a)) (one count) (with charge enhancement for aggravated white color crime pursuant to Penal Code Sec. 186.11)

Other Crimes Charged

Nonpayment of Contributions Due (Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code Sec. 2108) (2 counts); Failure to File a Return (Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code Sec. 2117.5) (one count) ; Failure to Account for and Pay Over Taxes (Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code Sec. 2118.5) (one count); Failure to Secure Worker's Compensation Insurance (Cal. Labor Code Sec. 3700.5) (one count); Wage Theft (Cal. Labor Code Sec. 1199) (2 counts)