URTEAGA'S FELONY CONVICTION HITS THE NEWS

Urteaga admits to wrongdoing in San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and justifies the behavior as a youthful indiscretion.

SORRY, BUT STEALING MONEY AND FORGING CHECKS IS ABOUT CHARACTER AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MR. URTEAGA!

He also fails to acknowledge the harm he's done to Montebello and its residents. This guy just doesn't get it.

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San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Montebello trash fight reveals councilman's criminal record

By Amanda Baumfeld, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 10/15/2008 10:12:15 PM PDT

• PDF: Urteaga court documents

MONTEBELLO - A fight over a trash contract turned to mud slinging when a group opposed to the plan put materials from a City Councilman's criminal record on the Internet.

In 1998, Councilman Robert Urteaga pleaded no contest to grand theft of personal property totalling $30,000, according to court documents...

NEWS FLASH: Montebello Has FELON On Its Council

MONTEBELLO COUNCILMAN

ROBERT URTEAGA
IS A CONVICTED FELON

From City Council Members

StopAthens.com has learned that Montebello Councilman Robert Urteaga was convicted of Felony Grand Theft on September 2, 1999.

The Los Angeles District Attorney filed 6 FELONY charges against Urteaga:

Count 1: GRAND THEFT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, Violation of Penal Code Section 487(a), to wit $30,000 dollars
Count 2: FORGERY OF CHECK, Violation of Penal Code Section 470(a)
Count 3: FORGERY OF CHECK, Violation of Penal Code Section 470(a)
Count 4: FORGERY OF CHECK, Violation of Penal Code Section 470(a)
Count 5: FORGERY OF CHECK, Violation of Penal Code Section 470(a)
Count 6: FORGERY OF CHECK, Violation of Penal Code Section 470(a)

AGENCY: LAPD-Financial Crimes Division
DEFENDANT: Urteaga, Robert
DOB: 9/23/1975
BOOKING NO: 5810249
CASE NUBMER: SA033931

Through a plea agreement, the DA dropped the CHECK FORGERY counts for a plea on Count 1/GRAND THEFT.