Gary Harmon, a former Morgan Hill producer who is now accused of embezzling at least $500,000 from local victims, is out of custody as he awaits his arraignment May 9.
Harmon was transported to Santa Clara County Jail April 7 from Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Erica Engin. Police in Las Vegas arrested him March 23 in that city on suspicion of grand theft and securities fraud in relation to at least two victims in Morgan Hill. The arrest warrant was originally filed by MHPD.
Specifically, Harmon faces two counts of grand theft and three counts of securities fraud (violations of the California corporations code), according to authorities.
Harmon, formerly a Morgan Hill resident and local high school teacher, also faces an “aggravated white collar crime” enhancement to the charges, which means he is accused of stealing more than $500,000 from his victims, Engin added.
He was released from Santa Clara County Jail on bail April 8, just a day after he was booked at the local facility, Engin said. He will appear for his arraignment May 9 at South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill.
If convicted of all five charges, Harmon faces a maximum penalty of 16 years in prison.
Harmon is the director of ARTTEC, a music and film production company now based in Nevada. Under Harmon’s leadership, ARTTEC produced a number of shows in Morgan Hill up until about 2014. These performances included Kiefer Sutherland and his band ZZ Lightfoot, SmashMouth, Queensryche, Survivor, Greg Kihn, Bret Michaels and others.
