Cop to Stand Trial for Embezzlement
A Half
Moon Bay cop charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the department's
officers' association over a two-year period has been ordered to stand trial
following a mental health evaluation, the Daily Journal reports.
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Mohammed Johnson's attorney had questioned whether Johnson was mentally
competent. He has been charged with a felony count of embezzlement for
allegedly taking $5,700 from the Half Moon Bay Police Department Officer's
Association. Johnson, who worked in Half Moon Bay from 2008 to 2010, had always
stated that he intended to return the money.
In the
years following the alleged embezzlement, he paid $4,000 back to the
association, according to the District Attorney's Office.