Moore

The People filed an information charging Kyron J. Moore with one count of grand theft and 10 counts of perjury by declaration. Moore joined a codefendant’s motion to dismiss all counts based on the statute of limitations. The trial court denied the motion, following which Moore pled no contest to the one grand theft count. On appeal, Moore challenges the trial court’s ruling on the statute of limitations. We affirm.

FACTS

During the early 2000’s, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) contracted with Crystal Stairs, a nonprofit child development agency, to help the department (along with other agencies) distribute funds to childcare providers. In accord with the terms of their contract, Crystal Stairs received funds from DPSS, and then distributed those funds to childcare providers in accord with directives from DPSS. Between October 1, 2000, and March 31, 2002, Michelle Davis, Moore’s sister, regularly applied to Crystal Stairs under penalty of perjury for childcare funds, falsely reporting that Moore was caring for Davis’s four children. Crystal Stairs, in turn, disbursed $44,026 to Moore, and he and Davis split the money. During this…