Andrea Bowengardner, former owner of Timeless Treasures, convicted of embezzlement • Atascadero News

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — District Attorney Dan Dow announced that Burbank resident Andrea Ruth Bowengardner, 53, was sentenced to probation and 1,040 hours of community service following his no contest plea on March 27 to three counts of embezzlement, and one count of passing a check with insufficient funds.

Bowengardner owned and operated Timeless Treasures, a consignment store located in San Luis Obispo from 2016 until she abruptly closed the business in May 2019. When Bowengardner closed Timeless Treasures, many consignors had goods on consignment in the shop. Despite their efforts, dozens of consignors never received their goods back from Bowengardner or were never paid for items sold by Bowengardner.

Bowengardner will be subject to the general conditions of felony probation and was also ordered to perform 1,040 hours of community service, the equivalent of six months of full-time work. Additionally, Bowengardner was ordered to pay restitution to 69 victims totaling $338,764.71. The court scheduled a restitution status hearing for August 14 to address possible additional restitution requests.

Superior Court Judge Crystal Seiler imposed the sentence on Bowengardner. If Bowengardner violates her probation, she faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

The case was investigated by the District Attorney's Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ben Blumenthal.

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