CORONA — The former treasurer of a volunteer ambulance corps who stole thousands of dollars from the organization was sentenced to four months in jail and ordered to pay back every penny he stole, according to the attorney general's office.
Daniel Dominguez pleaded guilty to swiping cash from the Corona Community Ambulance Corps. between 2009 and 2011, transferring more than $300,000 to pay for trips to Disney World and Niagara Falls.
He also used the money to pay for luxury car service trips and theater tickets, authorities said.
Dominguez, along with two other former workers, used the ambulance corps "as his own personal piggy bank," Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
"This defendant is not only headed to jail, but also must repay every dollar that he stole from the nonprofit," Schneiderman said.
The two other former volunteers, Daryl Adeva and Daniel Moretti, both plead guilty to grand larceny in 2014, according to the attorney general's office.
Adeva pocketed close to $9,000 and Moretti stole more than $11,000, according to complaints filed by the attorney general's office.
Dominguez will also serve five years probation, and if he doesn't repay the funds he stole, he faces up to seven years in additional jail time, according to the AG. He has already paid $35,000 and must pay the remaining funds by the end of his probation, the attorney general's office said.
The Corona Community Ambulance Corps, which opened in 1960, responds to emergencies and assists city agencies with rescue work.
Local businessman Al Perna took over last year and continues to rebuild the volunteer group back to its former glory. The organization saw an increase in membership last summer.
