FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A Fresno County jury heard opening statements Monday in the trial of a couple accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the late owner of a Sanger golf course.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors allege Gina Abercrombie and her fianc\u00e9, Justin Teel, took more than $700,000 from Abercrombie’s stepfather, Randy Hansen, between 2017 and 2022.<\/p>\n
Hansen, who operated the Sherwood Forest Golf Club, died in 2020.<\/p>\n
Authorities arrested Abercrombie and Teel in Pleasanton in 2023. Both are charged with financial abuse and identity theft.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say the pair applied for business loans while pretending to be Hansen.<\/p>\n
“The law requires us to prove the defendant makes a false statement, knows it’s false and uses that statement to get a loan or a payment, something that gives them a benefit,” a prosecutor told jurors.<\/p>\n
Defense attorneys offered only a brief response, with one stating, “Theft, attempted theft, no.”<\/p>\n
The first witness took the stand Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The trial is expected to continue through the end of May. If convicted, Abercrombie and Teel face more than five years in custody.<\/p>\n
A third suspect from Arizona also faces charges.<\/p>\n
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