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PLACERVILLE, Calif. โ El Dorado County resident Teresa Piper was sentenced on July 31, 2026, after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $341,000 from a family trust for which she served as successor trustee.
Piper pleaded guilty to one felony count of embezzlement in violation of California Penal Code section 503. As part of her sentence, she was ordered to serve 120 days in custody, placed on two years of formal probation, and ordered to pay $341,962.71 in restitution to the trust.
The case stemmed from a decade-long pattern of financial misconduct involving the misappropriation of trust assets. Court records showed that Piper improperly accessed equity in a property owned by the trust and used trust income for personal expenditures.
Following the death of her parents, Piper was appointed successor trustee and entrusted with managing the trustโs assets on behalf of six named beneficiaries. Instead, investigators determined that trust funds intended to benefit all beneficiaries were diverted for unauthorized personal use.
The investigation was conducted by El Dorado County Sheriffโs Office Detective Matthew French in collaboration with the El Dorado County District Attorneyโs Office. The case was prosecuted by the District Attorneyโs Office Special Prosecutions Unit, which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting complex, financially motivated crimes.
The El Dorado County District Attorneyโs Office remains committed to protecting victims of financial crimes and holding individuals accountable for violating positions of trust.