Hendersonville man faces embezzlement charges tied to bail-bond firms

Robert Jeffery Burns, 54, of Hendersonville, is charged with two felonies for embezzling $3,412.50 from Queen Bail Bonds and converting over $400 of Palmetto Surety Corporation bonds for his own use, with the alleged offenses occurring in February of last year. He was arrested Jan. 3 on a $4,000 secured bond. The investigation is being conducted by the North Carolina Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division, and the arrest was announced by Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.