MATT HULL Following last week’s story about the embezzlement case against Matthew Hull, two more victims have come forward. Law enforcement officials expect that new charges will be filed against Hull this week.

According to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s report, the manager of the Miner’s Inn Motel contacted law enforcement after reading last week’s GAZETTE story about Hull. The manager said that in November, 2008, she had contacted Hull at Technique Computers and asked about having a computerized management system installed at the motel.

Hull prepared a quote of $11,505 for the business. He was given a $1,500 deposit to get started.

The manager said that she and Hull had worked out a schedule to phase in the project. Then Hull allegedly contacted her and said “he really needed the full amount of money for the project up-front” to get the necessary equipment. Miner’s Inn paid him the remaining $10,005.

Project dates came and went, and Hull failed to do any of the work as listed on the time line. The manager said Hull had excuses after excuses, but still failed to complete the work.

In March of last year, Miner’s Inn demanded that Hull either start doing the work or repay them. Hull drafted a new work order, dated March 10, 2010. Again the date came and went with no work.

The Miner’s Inn did successfully sue Hull for the amount owed. The civil suit, however, does not bar the district attorney from pursuing criminal action.

A second victim, the managing partner of the Comfort Inn, also contacted the sheriff’s office and reported that he had paid $480 to have a computer tower built in November, 2009. Even though he contacted Hull several times since then, he never received the product. Hull gave him a myriad of excuses, too.

Hull is scheduled to be back in court on April 13 for a sentencing hearing. The district attorney’s office is still reviewing the new cases and has not yet filed new charges against Hull.