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Ashleigh Lynn Chavez, a 42-year-old Chula Vista woman, has admitted to committing another fraud crime in San Diego, while on supervised release for two prior federal fraud convictions. In November 2024, Chavez submitted six forged letters as part of a job application to a San Diego-area company, after being terminated from a human resources position at a local nonprofit organization when her criminal convictions were discovered during a background check.
Among the fake documents Chavez submitted was a letter falsely attributed to her former attorney, claiming she had been exonerated and the prosecution had agreed to dismiss all charges against her. Another letter, purportedly signed by the CEO of the nonprofit that had fired her, praised Chavez’s volunteer work and recommended her for employment. Both the attorney and former employer confirmed that they had not written the letters and that the signatures were forged.
Chavez’s plea agreement revealed that the fraudulent letters caused the company to hire her, and she remained employed from December 2024 through March 2025. This is not Chavez’s first brush with the law – in March 2021, she was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to embezzle over $160,000 from a former employer, and in July 2022, she received an additional 24-month sentence for obstructing justice by forging medical letters that falsely claimed she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Chavez’s actions demonstrate a clear pattern of deceit and manipulation, using forgery and fraud to achieve her goals. Her latest guilty plea is a testament to the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to hold individuals accountable for their crimes.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: California
- Location: CA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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