FORMER WASHINGTON CO. EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO PROBATION FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD

  

A former Washington County employee who was charged with making thousands of dollars in unauthorized purchases with a county credit card pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation in 21^st District Court before Judge Carson Campbell.

57-year-old Lisa Michelle Grebe of Brenham received 4 years’ deferred adjudication probation, was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay $3,151 in restitution for Credit/Debit Card Abuse, a state jail felony.  She will also have to perform 300 hours of community service.

Grebe was arrested and released from her position in the county treasurer’s office in June 2023 as the result of an investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.  Investigators determined that Grebe used a county credit card to, without permission, conduct multiple purchases from a local business and in another Texas city.

Grebe was one of nine people who were sentenced this week.  The others include:

19-year-old Joshua Servin-Lopez of Hutto had his probation adjudicated and was sentenced to 5 years in prison for Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle, a third degree felony.  Servin-Lopez was also sentenced to 6 months in state jail and ordered to pay $3,393 in restitution for Criminal Mischief $2,500 - $30,000, a state jail felony.

29-year-old Matthew Ryan Callahan of Brenham was sentenced to 12 months in state jail for Failure to Comply with Sex Offenders Duty to Register 10 Years, a state jail felony.

35-year-old Kelli Michelle Campbell of Granbury was sentenced to 5 years’ deferred adjudication probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance, a third degree felony.  Campbell was also fined $500 and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service.

44-year-old Michael Leroy Hooper of Brenham received 4 years’ probation for Assault of a Family Member with Previous Conviction, a third degree felony.  Hooper was also fined $1,000 and must complete 150 hours of community service and a batterers intervention program.

24-year-old Brian Charly Cuevas of Brenham was sentenced to 3 years’ deferred adjudication probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance, a third degree felony.  Cuevas must also pay a $500 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.

26-year-old Darrod Bernard Smith of Brenham was sentenced to 3 years’ deferred adjudication probation for Injury to a Disabled Individual, a state jail felony.  Smith was also fined $500 and must perform 100 hours of community service.  In addition, he is not allowed to work as a caretaker.

64-year-old Philippe August Cras of Kingwood received 2 years’ probation for Driving While Intoxicated 2^nd, a Class A misdemeanor.  Cras must also pay a $1,000 fine, perform 40 hours of community service and complete a DWI education program.

31-year-old Hannah Elisabeth Johnson of Austin had her probation revoked and was sentenced to 35 days in the Washington County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Class A misdemeanor.