Pamela C., former co-owner of her family's construction company, potentially faced 20 years in prison after she was charged with felony negligence and fraud related to the rebuilding of homes after the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. Following the intervention of California Criminal Defense Attorney Ken Rosenfeld of The Rosenfeld Law Firm, she instead pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor and was sentenced to community service.
SONOMA, Calif., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Rosenfeld Law Firm announces that a client who originally faced multiple felony charges after her family's construction company allegedly defrauded victims of the 2017 Tubbs Fire (Case # SCR-739708-2) has avoided prison time, thanks to the efforts of California Criminal Defense Attorney Ken Rosenfeld.
As reported by an article in The Press Democrat, Pamela C., co-owner of Chiaramonte Construction & Plumbing in Tulare, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of diversion of funds (PC § 434b) and was sentenced to 60 days of community service. According to records filed with the Sonoma County Superior Court in July of 2020, Ms. Chiaramonte originally faced 32 felony charges, including grand theft of personal property (PC § 487), after her construction company was accused of failing to follow through in the restoration of certain Santa Rosa residences the company had been contracted to fix or rebuild after the 36,807-acre wildfire in Sonoma County. In April of 2022, Rosenfeld negotiated the dismissal of the felony charges as part of an attempted plea agreement, at which time Chiaramonte pleaded no contest to the diversion of funds misdemeanor. In the Spring of 2023, this outcome was finalized by the court system.
"After a lengthy wait for a resolution, we are pleased at the result," said Rosenfeld. "My client is very relieved to have avoided time in prison."
About The Rosenfeld Law Firm
With offices in Sacramento and San Jose, The Rosenfeld Law Firm provides aggressive defense of a wide range of high-profile criminal defense cases. California Criminal Attorney Ken Rosenfeld defends such cases as first-degree murder and sex offense cases, and also provides DUI defense. In addition to mental health criminal defense, The Rosenfeld Law Firm also practices federal criminal defense and juvenile defense, as well as appellate law and prison law. As a skilled criminal law commentator, for more than a decade Ken Rosenfeld was seen on KTXL TV and FOX40's Ask An Attorney. Rosenfeld has been named Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers. For more information, please contact Ken Rosenfeld directly at (916) 447-2070, or visit http://www.therosenfeldlawfirm.com.
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