Man Convicted In DUI Records-Altering Case

Man Arranged Payments, Jury Says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man was convicted Friday in connection with his role in a DUI records-altering scheme, the district attorney's office said.

Hector Whitley was convicted on 10 felony counts involving conspiracy, secreting and destroying court records, and making fraudulent computer entries in seven DUI cases, Deputy District Attorney Don Steed said.

"The jury has made a clear statement that the obstruction of justice will not be tolerated by the criminal justice system or the community," Steed said.

Former Sacramento Superior Court clerk Fernando Catlin, the co-defendant, was assigned to enter data relating to active DUI cases.

Whitley was identified as the person who offered to arrange for the dismissals through Catlin in return for money, the office said.

Investigators linked seven false case dismissals to court orders and computer entries made by Catlin.

Catlin was sentenced in August to five years in state prison.

Whitley faces up to eight years in state prison, Steed said.