John Torbett
John Torbett | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2011 | |
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| Born | May 21, 1956 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
John A. Torbett (born May 21, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1] He represents the 108th district.[2] On March 3, 2017, Torbett filed a bill H249 entitled Economic Terrorism which would make the civil protest method of Boycott a felony and entitle the target to recover $50,000 or triple damages, whichever is greater. [3]
Corruption in office[]
In October 2020, Torbett was accused[4] of embezzling money from North Carolina taxpayers by improperly "double-dipping" reimbursements. Investigators documented over $85,000 in housing and travel expenses that Torbett had improperly embezzled since 2017. The scheme involved charging the state for housing and travel expenses while also reimbursing himself from campaign funds, such that Torbett personally profited from every expense.
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