Ex-Homewood finance director pleads guilty to theft of nearly $1 million from city

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Ex-Homewood finance director pleads guilty to theft of nearly $1 million from city
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Robert Winston Burgett, who was arrested on state charges earlier this year, was charged with three federal counts of wire fraud.

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The former finance director for the City of Homewood pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzlement of nearly $1 million from the city’s coffers.Burgett formally entered his guilty plea in federal court in Birmingham.The 64-year-old Hueytown man worked for the City of Homewood as its finance director until his retirement in March.

Burgett concealed his conduct by first moving the city’s funds into a commercial bank account he controlled before transferring the funds into his personal account. Burgett was initially arrest by Homewood police on April 9 on a charge of aggravated theft by deception. That charge is still pending.

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