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LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — State officials accuse a former Robeson County chief of embezzling more than $100,000 from a local fire department.
Area media outlets report the State Bureau of Investigation says 45-year-old Herman Junior Jones of Maxton is accused of taking the money from the Pembroke Rural Volunteer Fire Department over three years.
SBI spokeswoman Teresa West said an audit led to the discovery of the missing money, and the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office asked the SBI for assistance. Jones was named chief in July 2010. West said the SBI began its investigation on March 29, and sheriff’s Lt. Brian Duckworth said it was around then that Jones resigned.
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