The plea changed on Thursday. The pews in Sonoma did not.
For a few weeks this spring, the retirees who trusted Ken Mattson with their savings were told the trial would not happen. On Thursday, that promise dissolved.
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The package at the door was the whole crime
A Los Banos man, 40, was arrested at dawn on May 30 after deputies say he drove to an elderly couple's home to collect cash they had been frightened into withdrawing. The couple lost about $28,000. The man at the door was the last link in a chain that started with a phone call.