Miguel Espinosa, an employee for the State's Controller's Disbursement Bureau, was arrested by California Highway Patrol and booked for grand theft, buying or receiving stolen property
arrested a financial employee for the state controller's office Wednesday on suspicion of grand theft.
State Controller Malia Cohen said that as part of an ongoing investigation by her office, CHP served a warrant on Espinosa, and he was arrested on suspicion of grand theft as a result. "I have ordered his immediate termination," Cohen, the chief fiscal officer of California, said in a statement Wednesday."I want to thank CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee and the CHP Capitol Protection Section, Special Investigations Unit for responding swiftly to my request regarding this matter. Their prompt action resulted in the recovery of property that might otherwise have been lost.
Security guards and FDIC representatives open a Silicon Valley Bank branch for customers in Santa Clara, California, on March 13, 2023.as the first Black woman and first African American to serve as California’s state controller in January.
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