A gay man who embezzled $818,000 from SeaWorld after working there as a manager was sentenced Sept. 23 to 30 months in federal prison for wire fraud and filing a false tax return. Sebastian Jobin, 48, whose legal name is Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes, was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Miller to repay…
Sebastian Jobin, 47, pleaded guilty May 5 to wire fraud in an elaborate embezzlement of $818,000 from SeaWorld where he worked as a manager. Jobin is also known as the producer of two gay comedic movies. He made 29th & Gay, a comedy about a gay man turning 29 in 2005, and Ready OK, another…
A detention hearing is set for April 14 for a former manager at SeaWorld who has been charged with stealing $750,000 from the company through an elaborate embezzlement scheme. Sebastian Jobin, 47, worked at SeaWorld since 1997 until his suspension Jan. 22, 2015, but he is also known as the producer of two gay comedic…
The California Coastal Commission, which oversees seaside developments in the state, has barred SeaWorld from breeding whales at the facility, a ruling that could means the 11 orcas now at the park would be the last, reports CBS News. The ruling could mark the beginning of the end for SeaWorld’s killer whale shows, the park’s…
I read with dismay the Sept. 3 guest commentary (San Diego LGBT Weekly issue 181) by PETA’s Gray Caskey urging the LGBT community to unite against SeaWorld. I am a proud member of San Diego’s LGBT community, and I completely disagree with the distorted portrait Ms. Caskey painted of our park. There is no organization…
As a member of the LGBT community, I found it disturbing that Nicole Murray-Ramirez would try to persuade us – a group that knows all too well the pain and frustration of being denied rights – to support SeaWorld, a corporation that deprives orcas and other animals of their fundamental rights as well as everything…
I am glad that SeaWorld is finally really fighting back against PETA’s extreme and false claims by recently launching some educational public service and educational media outreach. The facts are that for over five decades no organization in San Diego County has done more to rescue and protect all ocean wildlife than SeaWorld. Yes, there…
Before President Obama “evolved” on the issue of gay marriage he repeatedly stated, “I believe marriage should be between a man and a woman.” Such statements were made in the past by both Clintons and many of our strongest allies and supporters. Well, the same goes for pro marriage supporter Councilwoman Lorie Zapf who has…
This Last week, I went out to see the movie based on the life of Latino icon and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. It was a most moving movie and like the Oscar award-winning movie on Harvey Milk it brought back so many memories for me and had me crying, laughing and leaving the theater…
Almost every major city has a Dine Out For Life day when local restaurants and bars give a percentage of their receipts to HIV/AIDS agencies. In the past San Diego’s mayors have participated but Mayor Kevin Faulconer will be the first to actually wait on customers on Thursday April 24 during lunch at Harvey Milk’s…
