Ex-IT head accused of stealing $800K from nonprofit North County clinic
The former head of information technology at the nonprofit North County Health Services, which provides services to low-income people, pleaded not guilty Friday to siphoning nearly $800,000 from the organization.
Hector Ramos, 55, was charged with 49 counts related to the loss of the money, which authorities said happened over the course of eight months in 2015.
The Murrieta man faces 36 years in state prison if convicted of all charges, said Deputy District Attorney Anna Winn.
During Ramos’ arraignment in a Vista courtroom, his attorney, Thomas Warwick, said Ramos was “a very credible individual,” and had “lived a blameless life for 30 years.”
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