Jose Valdez, 41 of Seaside, has been sentenced on one felony count of fraudulent use of a contractor’s license and one misdemeanor count of failing to secure workers’ compensation insurance, according to Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo.

Valdez was doing business as Angel Valdez Landscaping. The defendant was also sentenced on a misdemeanor violation of probation case involving the same and similar charges.

Judge Larry E. Hayes sentenced Valdez to five years probation on the new case and reinstated his probation in the earlier case on the same terms as previously ordered. He was then sentenced to 180 days in jail on the new case with that term suspended and 180 days on the violation of probation to run consecutive. His terms and conditions of probation include, but are not limited to, obey all laws including Labor Code and Business & Professions Code laws, regulations and other ordinances and pay over $20,000 in fines.