Former SLO County probation officer convicted of embezzling $160,000 from union
A former San Luis Obispo County probation officer was convicted of embezzling over $160,000 from the department’s union over a year-and-a-half-long period while serving as its treasurer.
Fallyn Rollins, 32, was charged with nine felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement and a sentencing enhancement for a white-collar crime over $100,000 in February 2025.
She was accused of stealing the money over 18 months by regularly writing herself checks of up to $10,000 every month from February 2023 and August 2024.
Rollins used the money to pay off credit card debt and cover her living expenses, including thousands of dollars spent on groceries, gas and an $8,000 car payment on a new Tesla, according to testimony presented during a hearing for a mental health diversion. She also paid for trips to Miami and Las Vegas and made a few purchases at clothing stores.
In July, Rollins was denied the mental health diversion for diagnosed bipolar II and possible bipolar I disorder. The diversion would have allowed her to expunge the embezzlement charges from her record, but SLO County Superior Court Judge Rita Federman concluded there was no evidence that Rollins’ crimes were a result of the cyclical or manic episodes that result from the mental health disorders.
Rollins pleaded no contest to all charges and admitted to the enhancement on Tuesday, accepting a conviction for the crimes, court records show. A no contest plea operates the same as a guilty plea without admitting fault.
Rollins is expected to serve 270 days in County Jail with two years of probation, so long as she pays full restitution of $169,875 prior to her sentencing hearing, court records show.
This was not a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office.
Rollins is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19. She has until then to pay back what she stole, or she could be subject to a more severe sentence.
Her probation report was submitted to the Santa Barbara County Probation Department instead of SLO County’s, according to the court docket.
This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM.
