FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A one time couple convicted of defrauding the late owner of Sanger’s Sherwood Forest Golf Club has been sentenced to jail.<\/p>\n
Justin Teel will serve three years in custody, and his former fianc\u00e9e, Gina Abercrombie, will serve one year.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said Abercrombie acted as the “puppet master,” directing more than $800,000 to be stolen from her stepfather, Randy Hansen.<\/p>\n
“They took advantage of a man for 1,000 days,” Fresno County prosecutor Lisa Urrizola said. “These are very sophisticated criminals, your honor. They’re bright. They’ve been to college.”<\/p>\n
The sentences follow a high-profile trial that lasted for months, with attorneys on both sides arguing the case for more than eight weeks as jurors listened to the evidence.<\/p>\n
It included claims that the couple impersonated Hansen before he died in 2020 and applied for loans in his name.<\/p>\n
“He was taken advantage of when he was at his most vulnerable, following the death of his wife,” Hansen’s daughter, Stacy, said.<\/p>\n
Stacy Hansen said she does not feel safe and fears for her life following Abercrombie’s recent jailhouse calls.<\/p>\n
“She lied. We should all retaliate against her,’ Abercrombie said in one call earlier this month. “If I suffer, she will suffer. I will make sure she suffers,” she said in another call.<\/p>\n
The judge appeared to condemn the calls but said he was influenced by numerous letters of support for Abercrombie in deciding on a lesser sentence.<\/p>\n
“I’m taking a chance here. I’m basing that chance on the significant support by those folks who were close to you,” Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Conklin said.<\/p>\n
“I don’t agree with it, with all due respect, your honor,” Urrizola said. “I think if somebody steals from somebody for three years, I think they should get a term of three years.”<\/p>\n
Both sentences will be served at the Fresno County Jail.<\/p>\n
Gina Abercrombie will remain on probation for five years after her sentence, while Justin Teel will be released after three years with no probation.<\/p>\n
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