Via Services’ ball Feb. 27
Via Services is hosting the 20th annual Via Ball on Feb. 27. All proceeds from the event go to Via programs.
The nonprofit helps adults and children with special needs become more self-sufficient and provides support for parents and caregivers.
The theme of the event will be “Ocean’s 11.” Dinner will be hosted by A Catered Affair, with casino games and music by Joe Sharino Plus One. A live auction is also planned.
The event will be from 5:30 to 11 p.m. at Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second St., in Campbell.
For tickets, visit viaservices.org. For sponsorship or other information, call Laura Pesavento at 408.243.7861, ext. 239.
Christmas jazz concert Dec. 22
The performing arts guild at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sunnyvale is presenting a Christmas jazz concert on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. at the church, 231 Sunset Ave.
The performance will feature the song styling of Krassen Karagiozov and Isaiah Musik-Ayala, a pair of world-class singers with a passion for jazz. Musik-Ayala is currently based in New York City, and Karagiozov, a native of Bulgaria, holds graduate degrees in piano and voice performance, and has appeared in numerous opera productions in the Bay Area and the world.
Admission is $25 and includes entertainment, appetizers and beverages. The evening will consist of two 45-minute sets, comedy and music.
For tickets, visit stthomas-svale.org/contact-the-guild.
Former exec commits fraud
An FBI and IRS investigation has led to the sentencing of Sunnyvale resident Paul S. Devine, who admitted to defrauding Apple.
On Dec. 1, Devine was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, and was ordered to pay $4,464,664 in restitution for wire fraud, conspiracy, money laundering, and engaging in transactions in criminally-derived property.
According to the Offices of United States Attorneys, Devine admitted that, beginning in February 2007, he engaged in a scheme to defraud Apple of money or property as well as to defraud Apple of its right to his honest services. He also admitted to engaging in a conspiracy with co-defendant Andrew Ang.
Devine was a global supply manager at Apple from 2005 until his arrest in August 2010. Devine’s job gave him access to confidential internal Apple information.
Devine transmitted confidential information, such as product forecasts, pricing targets, and product specifications, to suppliers and manufacturers of Apple parts, including Ang. Ang worked for several Apple suppliers located in Singapore. In return, the suppliers and manufacturers paid Devine kickbacks, of which he shared with Ang.
Devine, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 11. The indictment charged him with 23 counts related to engaging in the wire fraud scheme, conspiring to commit wire fraud with Andrew Ang, laundering the proceeds of the scheme, and engaging in transactions in funds derived from the scheme.