A former La Cañada Flintridge assistant city manager faces allegedly stolen nearly $200,000 in proceeds from insurance claims paid to the city, Los Angeles County prosecutor said Thursday.

Carl F. Alameda, 44, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 11 felony counts and 23 counts of insurance fraud, prosecutors said. If all charges are committed, he will face a maximum sentence of 33 years in prison.

Alameda could not be contacted immediately on Thursday for comment.

Prosecutors claimed that between 2016 and 2022, Alameda used City Letterhead to send a letter of demand to insured drivers in LaCañada Flintridge to reimbursement for accidents or property damages caused by insured drivers. Authorities claimed he forged the invoice and requested that the payment be sent to the address he provided.

Prosecutors said Alameda allegedly deposited the insurance company's total $193,086 into his personal bank account.

Los Angeles County, when public officials place their selfish interests on the communities they serve, it is a major damage and betrayal of trust. "Atty. Nathan Hochman said in a prepared statement. "It undermines confidence in our government and sends the wrong message to the public that people who should work for you are corrupting and stealing from you." ”

According to the city statement, LaCañada Flintridge officials first learned that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department allegations were triggered by an investigation triggered by a “suspicious check” that is reaching the Los Angeles County Public Works Office.

According to the city, Alameda was on leave and ended his work at LaCunata Flintridge in April 2023.

"The city has revised our internal controls to address circumstances that allow suspected financial crimes. Importantly, subsequent audits have thoroughly reviewed our enhanced financial controls," City Manager Dan Jordan said in a statement.

A few months after leaving LaCañada Flintridge, Alameda worked as an assistant city manager in Ojai. Ojai officials said he was sent to the city for paid administrative leave Thursday.

"The city is also conducting its own internal financial audit to ensure that he has no financial misconduct as Ojai's assistant city manager and prior acting city manager," the city wrote in a prepared statement.