Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009

Indictments mount for N.C. insurer

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina insurance agent already accused of embezzling more than $168,000 from a 90-year-old woman and using the money for himself faces additional indictments.

The state Department of Insurance said Wednesday that Charles Mark Hall faces 12 additional embezzlement indictments and two indictments of exploiting disabled or elder trust.

Department spokeswoman Kristin Milam says the additional indictments involve 12 different victims.

Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin had said that Hall, who had an agency in Smithfield, embezzled and converted to his own use three annuities from the woman.