Francesca Montgomery was arrested on February 1, 2017, at her home and charged with fraud and embezzling funds from the Los Angeles Sentinel. Due to the pandemic, her trial was delayed until 2022.
Francesca Montgomery was charged for embezzling $48,000 from the Los Angeles Sentinel. In April 2022, Montgomery was found guilty of Felony Fraud and Embezzlement by a jury of her peers and sentenced in June 2022.