Ex-CapRadio GM forged tower documents, destroyed $1M in property, DA says

Capital Public Radio’s embattled former general manager — who faces embezzlement, theft and forgery charges — is accused of falsifying a proposal tied to a local tower construction company and destroying more than $1 million in property, according to the criminal complaint filed in Sacramento Superior Court.

Fidias “Jun” Reina, 60, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of embezzlement, grand theft and forgery in connection with the alleged theft of more than $1.3 million from the NPR-affiliate licensed to Sacramento State, according to prosecutors. The allegations span from 2016 until 2022 during which Reina is accused of using his position to divert funds to fund lavish trips abroad, pay his children’s tuition and extensive renovations to his West Sacramento home, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.

The complaint filed by the District Attorney’s Office and obtained Friday detailed the allegations against Reina.

Reina is accused of forging a proposal connected to Magnum Towers, according to the complaint. He first came to CapRadio in 2007 as the chief financial officer before becoming general manager in 2020.

The company provides fabrication, installation and tower services for broadcast, cellular, railroad and wind industries, according to its website. A request for comment left with the Vineyard-based company was not immediately returned.

The embezzlement and forgery charges were described as “ongoing and continuous in nature” and were discovered around December 2023 when a person called the “account services director” reviewed American Express statements, bank records and ACH transfers and identified charges that appeared personal, according to the complaint.

“The victim, Capital Public Radio, had no knowledge, actual or constructive, prior to this date of discovery of the offenses charged herein,” according to the complaint. “The reason why the offenses were not discovered earlier is because there had been no disclosure by any persons within Capital Public Radio that the defendant was involved with the unauthorized diversion of funds, and the defendant used his position of trust as Chief Financial Officer and General Manager to conceal the transactions by miscoding payments as innocuous business payments, withholding credit card statements, and creating false documentation.”

The complaint also alleges Reina “occupied a position of leadership or dominance over other participants in the commission of the crimes and induced others to participate.”

“The crimes were carried out with planning, sophistication, or professionalism,” the complaint said.

The arrest warrant was issued Nov. 25, according to the complaint — two days before Thanksgiving and 65 days before Reina surrendered Thursday to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. He was released after posting $200,000 bail. It was not immediately clear if he had retained an attorney.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Sacramento Superior Court.

Capital Public Radio also filed a civil lawsuit against Reina in Yolo Superior Court seeking to place his 4,500-square-foot West Sacramento home into a trust. The Zillow listed the home for a $1.3 million asking price in January 2025 though the listing was no longer active as of Friday.

The radio station received a nearly $1.3 million settlement last year, though its insurance company continued litigating related claims, according to court records.

This story was originally published January 30, 2026 at 2:29 PM.