Imperial County woman sentenced to nine months in jail
Dillon Fuhrman
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial County District Attorney’s (D.A.) Office says a woman has been sentenced to nine months in jail.
According to a press release, 51-year-old Misty Dawn Stacey pled guilty to felony embezzlement last week.
The D.A.’s Office says Stacey had been working as a bookkeeper for for Plant Nutrition Services a number of years ago, and says she abused her role as bookkeeper, and “betrayed the trust of those who hired her,” by stealing thousands of dollars from the company.
The D.A.’s Office says Stacey funneled the money into her own bank accounts and “into the accounts of her plumbing business, Quik Rooter.”
After the death of Gary Alan Shumard, the business’ owner in 2023, the D.A.’s Office says that’s when they discovered the embezzlement, with the Imperial Police Department conducting an investigation of the crime.
Following the long litigation of the case, which the D.A.’s Office says was “more difficult and complex” due to Shumard’s passing, Stacey pled guilty to felony embezzlement earlier this year.
Once she serves her nine months in jail, the D.A.’s Office says Stacey will serve three years of supervision, which is the maximum supervision period allowed for the charge.
During that time, the D.A.’s Office says Stacey will undergo some requirements of the supervision, such as drug testing and a “prohibition on holding any jobs in accounting, bookkeeping or money handling of any kind.”
To learn more about the case, read the press release, written in English and Spanish, below.
Press Release. 05.12.26docxDownload
COMMUNICADO DE PRENSA 05.12.26Download