North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 13, 2015

Criminal Practice — Embezzlement – PTA Funds – Indictment Allegations – Trust – Sentencing – Restitution

State v. Williams (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-16-0424, 12 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (Michael Morgan, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where the uncontradicted evidence showed […]

Nov 19, 2014

Former Raleigh official charged with embezzling

RALEIGH (AP) — A former Raleigh assistant city manager has been charged with embezzling from a business incubator formerly funded by the city. Lawrence Edward Wray, 70, was indicted Tuesday […]

Oct 22, 2014

Former Cherryville police chief gets probation

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Former Cherryville Police Chief Woody Burgess has been placed on probation on embezzlement charges stemming from a scheme that involved nearly a half-dozen city employees. Multiple media […]

Oct 16, 2014

NC woman charged with taking money from school

WAKE FOREST (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been arrested and charged with taking more than $11,000 from the former school where she worked. The News & Observer of […]

Jun 18, 2014

Ex-Asheville evidence room manager gets 10 months

ASHEVILLE (AP) — A former manager at the Asheville police evidence room has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for taking government property. William Smith pleaded guilty to the […]

Jun 2, 2014

EX-administrator at NC surgeon’s office charged

WILMINGTON (AP) — A former administrator at a plastic surgery practice in Wilmington has been charged with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the business. New Hanover County sheriff’s […]

Apr 25, 2014

Bookkeeper accused of keeping NC tax money

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina revenue officials say a bookkeeper at a Concord-based business has been arrested and accused of keeping more than $400,000 in state and county taxes for […]

Apr 23, 2014

Former Lenoir employee accused of stealing $100k

LENOIR (AP) — A former city of Lenoir employee has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000. Forty-eight-year-old Sherry Lynn Phillips Nichols of Lenoir has been charged with one felony […]

Apr 17, 2014

Criminal Practice – Embezzlement – School Secretary – Evidence – Intent – Atypical Purchases & Forged Signatures – Church Embezzlement

State v. Parker (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0351, 14 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) Appealed from Union County Superior Court (Christopher Bragg, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The state’s evidence of atypical food […]

Dec 12, 2013