Hendersonville man accused of embezzling from jail bond vendor
Key Points:
- Robert Jeffery Burns, a 54-year-old man from Hendersonville, is charged with two felonies related to embezzling funds from bail bond vendors in North and South Carolina.
- Burns allegedly embezzled $3,412.50 from Queen Bail Bonds, which operates in Western North Carolina and the Cherokee area.
- He also converted over $400 from Palmetto Surety Corporation, a bond vendor in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, for personal use.
- Burns was arrested by Henderson County deputies on January 3 and released on a $4,000 secured bond.
- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey publicly announced Burns' arrest on January 14.