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Gilroy Woman Gets Year in Jail, Probation for Embezzling Over $100,000 From Century-Old Winery

The case was charged as elder fraud because she worked for the winery’s elderly owner.

Overview

  • Judge Gilbert Brown on Jan. 22 stayed a four-year state prison term and placed Stacey Greenlee on four years of probation.
  • Her probation includes a one-year county jail term that begins March 5, 2026, and a restitution order of $30,000.
  • Greenlee pleaded no contest on Sept. 8, 2025, to two felony counts of elder fraud in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
  • Investigators say she wrote fraudulent checks, opened two credit cards in her name, hid bank statements, and changed the account’s email address.
  • Authorities linked more than $60,000 in spending to frequent trips and cash advances at Graton Resort and Casino.