SAN DIEGO — A former San Diego-based travel agent who embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars paid by more than 150 parents for school trips that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced Monday to six months of home detention and six months of probation.
When parents sought refunds, Martin declined, and the money instead went toward personal uses, including credit card purchases, rent and artwork, according to the Attorney General's Office. Prosecutors say she was unable to refund the parents because she had already been"experiencing cash flow problems and commingling client funds" and had used the parents' funds for personal expenses. She was able to fly under the radar until COVID happened.
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