Brian Andrew Hynes of Thousand Oaks (DOB 06/12/80) was recently convicted of grand theft relating to the Oak Heart County Music Festival. Hynes was found to have misappropriated $43,750 meant for the music festival, which was intended to be returned to ticket holders and the festival's organizers, Westlake Rotary as per Ventura County District Attorney News Release.
Hynes, as a primary owner of Borderline Bar & Grill, was to plan the 2020 Oak Heart County Music Festival with Westlake Rotary. Upon the festival's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hynes was expected to refund this deposit for the musical acts. Instead, he elected to place the funds into a business account he exclusively controlled. The money was subsequently spent on unrelated business and personal expenses.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Marc Leventhal, who took to prosecute the case, underscored the purposeful choice by Hynes to misuse the money and his refusal to take accountability for the action. Hynes opted for a trial, implicating his former Rotary colleagues, business partners, and employees. According to the news release Hynes' sentencing is to take place on November 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Ventura County Superior Court..
