People v. Ayon CA6

BACKGROUND

A complaint was filed on March 30, 2000, charging defendant and Jose Jesus Ayon with felony welfare fraud (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10980, subd. (c)(2)) in that they obtained over $400 in food stamps by means of a false statement or fraudulent device. She pled no contest on March 8, 2004. On March 30, the court placed her on probation for five years on the conditions, among others, that she pay $6,221 restitution to the defrauded agency and pay a restitution fine of $300. On December 18, 2008, the court ordered probation revoked and a bench warrant issued for failure to comply with the terms of probation. The probation department reported, as relevant here, that defendant had failed to make timely payments toward victim restitution and her court-ordered fines and fees, including the “State Restitution Fee,” on which she owed $200. Defendant was arrested on February 24, 2010, and upon her admission of the violation, was again placed on five years probation as a “new grant.” On June 14, 2011, probation was again revoked and a bench warrant ordered. Defendant was arrested on April 4, 2013. On May 15, she admitted that she had violated probation and was sentenced to 16 months…