A Roanoke City councilman previously indicted in July has been indicted on two new charges, according to the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the city.
Donald Caldwell announced on Monday that a grand jury has indicted Robert Jeffrey Jr. on two counts of felony obtaining money by false pretense from the Economic Development Authority for the City of Roanoke.
Back in July, Jeffrey was indicted on two counts of felony embezzlement.
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These new indictments are based upon evidence uncovered as part of that investigation, according to Caldwell.
On both of these new indictments, Caldwell said that the among of alleged money taken is substantially above the $1,000 threshold for felony larceny.
With regards to the original indictment, multiple search warrants show how police are investigating the embezzlement charges brought against Jeffrey.
Authorities also believe that Jeffrey remotely wiped the data from his city-issued iPad after it was confiscated by police.
Caldwell did say that Jeffrey is not considered a flight risk, or a safety risk to the public at large, and thus he’s recommended to the court that a $15,000 bond be set and Jeffrey allowed to turn himself in for processing.
Source: WSLS News 10
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