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DA pushing for 2-year prison sentence for former MUSD board member
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It’ll be another month before Ashley Drain finds out whether she’ll get a new trial. The former Manteca Unified trustee, who was convicted of election fraud and four counts of welfare fraud in April of last year, was set to appear in San Joaquin County Superior Court on Monday after four delays in her request for a new trial had pushed the fate of her conviction back for months. But after the court reporter tasked with completing all of the necessary transcripts from the trial and previous proceedings retired – the last delay in her appearance was so that clerk could finish the transcripts – the new reporter assigned the case needs more time to get everything prepared.