Sebastian Alexander Carrillo, a current Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) employee, is under indictment this year by the attorney general's office for first-degree theft by deception and is scheduled to appear before a judge for a pre-trial hearing next month.
Carrillo faces multiple counts, including defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), evading taxes and falsifying documents.
In addition to his criminal charges, 1819 News also uncovered evidence that Carrillo funneled money into Sheriff Mark Pettway's political campaign through a company that received state and federal COVID-19 fund to disinfect Jefferson County Jails.
Carrillo, 54, of Fairfield, has a lengthy criminal history, an oddity for a JCSO employee and a 20-year veteran at the Birmingham Fire and Rescue.
In 2007, court records show Carrillo was charged with attempted murder. However, records state the case was “no billed” by a grand jury.
Earlier, in 1998, court records also state Carrillo was charged with third-degree robbery and first-degree theft of property. The conclusion of those charges is unclear based on available records.
In 2016, the state claimed it seized multiple gambling machines and a sum of cash from Carrillo. The state claimed the money seized was “used as bets or stakes in gambling activity in violation of the laws of the State of Alabama regarding gambling.”
For his most recent charges related to the PPP fraud, Carrillo is set to appear before Circuit Judge Michael Streety on July 13. His son, Sebastian Gideon, who was also indicted on one count of first-degree theft by deception, is slated to appear in court with his father on July 13.
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