(09:03) SAN JOSE – A Salinas man has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and identity theft after embezzling from a Carmel golf club. 50-year-old Neal Morton worked at the Tehama Golf Club from 2009 to 2014. During that time, he kept track of the club’s financial records. Officials say Morton embezzled funds from Tehama by forging signatures on checks and then drafting them, listing himself as the payee. He also stole over $100,000 from the club’s cash fund. Morton was caught in the scheme and indicted in September of last year. He faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced October 24. Morton will also be ordered to pay a $1 million fine. (S.G.)
