A former civilian employee with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, who admitted to forging tens of thousands of dollars worth of checks and fraudulently using credit cards that were in her grandmother’s name, was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 12 to a year and a day in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Roxana C. Laub, 35, of Santa Ana was also ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution, after previously pleading guilty to federal counts of bank fraud and identity theft.
Laub worked as a uniformed correctional officer in the Orange County jail system, but was not a sworn deputy. Her current employment status.
As part of a plea deal, Laub admitted forging her then-75-year-old grandmother’s signature on more than 20 checks, making $45,000 in funds payable to herself. She also admitted to charging thousands of dollars on her grandmother’s credit card to pay for personal expenses, including meals at restaurants and bars in Santa Ana and West Hollywood and a nightclub in Las Vegas.
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Prosecutors say that to make payments on the credit card bills, Laub pulled another $14,000 from one of her grandmother’s bank accounts.
In a text recovered by federal agents, Laub wrote “I know what I did is unforgivable.” As part of her plea deal, Laub agreed to pay back the money she took from her grandmother.
Hired in 2021, Laub was placed on administrative leave in May 2023 after the allegations came to light. She was “separated from the department” in November 2025, sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun said.
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