Half Moon Bay Hemp Farmer Sentenced For Failure To Pay Workers, Taxes

Pacifica CA

03 May, 2022

2:07 PM

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CBS San Francisco May 3, 2022 A man charged with theft of labor, tax evasion and failure to maintain workers' compensation insurance for farm workers was sentenced to 364 days in jail, the San Mateo District Attorney's Office announced on Monday. David Wayne Jenkins pleaded no contest to charges related to his failure to pay farm workers on his Half Moon Bay hemp farm from December of 2020 to January of 2021, the DA said. Jenkins also pleaded no contest to failing to transmit taxes withheld from his employees' wages and failing to maintain workers comp insurance. Jenkins opened his hemp farm in 2019 and employed between 30 and 40 employees under the business name Castle Management, the DA said. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.