Thousand Oaks Man Sentenced For $3.2 Million Embezzlement Scheme

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Jason Randall Eil (DOB  03/13/85), of Thousand Oaks, was sentenced to 8 years in state prison for embezzlement.

Eil  previously pleaded guilty on December 30, 2025, to seven counts of grand theft. He also admitted  several special allegations, including the aggravated white collar crime enhancement for a  fraudulent scheme involving a taking of more than $500,000, an admission that he took advantage  of a position of trust to commit the crimes, and an admission that his crimes involved planning,  sophistication, and professionalism. 

Eil was employed as the full-time controller for Reid Witlin Ltd., a small family-owned textile business, from 2011 to 2024. From 2016 to 2024, Eil engaged in serial acts of embezzlement from Reid Witlin, stealing between $20,000 and $30,000 per month on average.

Eil accomplished the theft by setting up a fraudulent business for himself under a fictitious name similar to Reid Witlin.  Eil then opened two bank accounts in the fictitious name. For more than eight years Eil diverted  more than $3.2 million in payments from Reid Witlin customers into his accounts. Eil regularly  manipulated Reid Witlin’s business records so that the company would not detect the missing  revenue. 

Senior Deputy District Attorney Marc Leventhal, a member of the Ventura County District  Attorney’s Office Special Prosecutions Fraud and Technology Crimes Unit, prosecuted the case. 

“Mr. Eil manipulated his employers into believing he was loyal and trustworthy, which caused them  not to supervise or audit him with sufficient care,” Mr. Leventhal said. “His crimes are a lesson to all  businesses to set up and follow procedures to prevent a rogue employee from taking advantage of  them.” 

Case: 2025010474 

Defendant Information: 

Jason Randall Eil (DOB 03/13/85) 
Thousand Oaks 

Charges: 

• (7 counts) PC 487(a) – Grand theft 

Special allegations: 

• PC 186.11(a)(2) – Excessive loss over $500,000 
• CRC 4.421(a)(8) – The manner in which the crime was carried out indicates planning, sophistication, or  professionalism 
• CRC 4.421(a)(9) – The crime involved an attempted and actual taking 
• CRC 4.421(a)(11) – The defendant took advantage of a position of trust