A Buena Park man was sentenced Monday to three years and four months in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 in goods intended for the military while he worked as a delivery truck driver, then selling the stolen loot on eBay.
Luis Quintanilla, 48, accepted a plea deal from prosecutors Feb. 2 that also includes an order by Superior Court Judge Scott Steiner to pay $299,000 in restitution and a $580,000 fine, though the defendant appears to have little means to do so, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Marc Labreche.
Quintanilla was released from custody in February so he could put his affairs in order before beginning his prison term, Labreche said. If he had failed to show up for sentencing today, he could have faced the maximum punishment of 11 years in prison, the prosecutor said.
The sentence reflected his “taking responsibility for his actions at an early time,” Labreche said of Quintanilla, who was charged last December.
Quintanilla was working as a contractor, driving a truck for DHL between October 2012 and May 2013, when he stole 10 shipments of goods, including boots and attire, from Oakley addressed to various U.S. military outposts, Labreche said.
— City News Service