Santa Cruz Co’s missing money was used for Gucci fashion and Disney trips

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) – A spending spree worth more than $2 million – funded by taxpayer dollars. Santa Cruz County alleges that former state treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr allowed her son-in-law and daughter-in-law to put so much on her credit card. According to Santa Cruz County, the money used to pay the card account was part of $38 million that Gutfahr allegedly stole from the Santa Cruz County treasury.

When former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr was accused of taking more than $38 million in county funds, people asked: What did they use the money for? Now a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee says her son and daughter-in-law spent more than $2 million on everything from Gucci fashion items to trips to Disney.

Elizabeth Gutfahr is not facing criminal charges, but is being charged in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover money for Santa Cruz County. She claims she used county money to purchase a large collection of ranch land and other properties.

In this case, the judge appointed a receiver to control and sell the property.

Now the insolvency administrator wants to take control of the assets of her son Davian and his wife Ana.

A court document said the bankruptcy trustee found more than $2.2 million in purchases from Davian and Ana over the past six years on Elizabeth Gutfahr’s American Express card.

The fees include more than $175,000 at Amazon, $63,000 at Walmart and $26,000 at Disney.

According to the report, Davian and Ana Gutfahr spent more than $37,000 at Gucci and $15,000 at Louis Vuitton. The recipient says the Uber ride cost more than $21,000.

The bankruptcy trustee told the judge that these and other expenses were funded by Elizabeth Gutfahr and Santa Cruz County should be able to get that money back.