Former Columbus County detective facing more embezzlement charges
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) –The former Columbus County Sheriff’s captain accused of stealing money from an evidence safe faces more charges. David Gerald Nobles, Jr., 52, was arrested on Thursday and...
View ArticleHomeowners association official accused of pocketing $97K
WASHINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have accused the secretary-treasurer of a homeowner’s association in North Carolina of taking more than $97,000 from the association’s bank account. News outlets...
View ArticleAppeals court finds no error in former school board member’s conviction
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A North Carolina Court of Appeals panel has found no error in the conviction of a former Brunswick County School Board member for embezzlement when he led a local...
View ArticleWoman accused of embezzling $93K from company for wedding
STAFFORD, VA (AP) — A Virginia woman is accused of embezzling more than $93,000, which she allegedly funneled toward her wedding and buttocks lift, among other expenses. News outlets report...
View ArticleAvenatti charged with embezzlement, fraud, cheating on taxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in a 36-count federal indictment alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, did not pay his taxes, committed bank fraud and lied...
View ArticleOwner of Fermental charged with embezzlement
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A New Hanover County businessman appeared in Wake County court Tuesday on felony tax charges. According to a news release from the NC Department of Revenue, Steven...
View ArticleAssistant fire chief accused of embezzling from Brunswick Fire Department
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The assistant fire chief who also serves as treasurer of the Brunswick Fire Department is accused of embezzling funds. David Heath Porter, 31, of Whiteville is charged...
View ArticlePolice investigate embezzlement accusations against former Goldsboro headmaster
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) – Goldsboro Police said they have launched an investigation on embezzlement accusations against the former headmaster of Wayne Country Day School. The investigation follows...
View ArticleMan charged with embezzlement, financial card fraud
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Leland man who worked as the administrator for two limited liability companies in Brunswick County is accused of using company credit cards and embezzling from both...
View ArticleBrunswick County horse farm operator accused of embezzling more than $160K
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Brunswick County woman is charged for allegedly embezzling more than $160,000 while operating a horse farm. According to an arrest warrant, 69-year-old Ruth Johnson Jenkins...
View ArticleProsecutor: Veteran embezzled nearly $1M in benefits
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a North Carolina Vietnam veteran embezzled nearly $1 million in health care benefits from the government that helped support a lifestyle that included...
View ArticleWoman accused of embezzling money from North Carolina church
LEXINGTON, NC (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office has accused a woman of forging checks and taking more than $150,000 from the church where she worked. 79-year-old Betty Fowler Collins of...
View ArticleEx-CEO charged with embezzling $15M to fund lavish lifestyle
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A former CEO has been charged with embezzling more than $15 million from her employer and using stolen money to pay for a lavish lifestyle, including travel, jewelry and...
View ArticleFormer Burgaw Chief of Police charged with embezzlement
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A man who once served as an officer with the Wilmington Police Department and as the Chief of Police for Burgaw has been charged with embezzlement. The State Bureau of...
View ArticleHampstead woman convicted of embezzlement using company credit card
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Hampstead woman has been sentenced to more than five years in prison (67-93 months) by a New Hanover County Jury. 46-year-old Abigail Hollis was convicted of...
View ArticleFormer Hickory CEO sentenced to 8 years in prison in $15M embezzlement scheme
Charlotte, NC (WSOC) — The former CEO of a company in Hickory who is accused of stealing more than $15 million was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday. Earlier this year, Channel 9′s Dave...
View ArticleOak Island Masonic Lodge arson suspect charged with embezzlement
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — A man accused of setting fire to the Masonic Lodge in Oak Island has received additional charges. Wesley Heckendorn was arrested in Florida last November for setting fire to...
View ArticleSBI investigating after Pender County Clerk of Court Office accused of...
PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Pender County Clerk of Court Office is being investigated for embezzlement by the State Bureau of Investigation. The SBI says they received a request in October from the...
View ArticleNew Hanover County restaurant owner charged with embezzlement
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Businessman Marteke Latwuan Franks, 48, was arrested Thursday on felony tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He was charged with five counts...
View ArticleInquiry hearing continues for Pender County woman alleged to have embezzled...
BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — The inquiry hearing of a Pender County woman accused of embezzling from the County’s Clerk of Courts Office continued in Burgaw Thursday. On Thursday, Elizabeth Craver took the...
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