An
man who posed as a
deputy labor commissioner in an alleged attempt to extort money from his former
employer, Temple City-based Jayco Acceptance Corp., has been sentenced to 16
months in prison after entering a plea of no contest to charges of obtaining
funds through false pretenses. Representing himself to be the deputy labor
commissioner, Gabriel Holguin made phone calls and sent emails to Jayco
threatening that unless the company paid him $600 for hours worked by
legal action. Said Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet: “We have zero
tolerance for this type of activity and will work closely with authorities to
prosecute any person who extorts money from employers while posing as a state
official.”