John Torbett

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]

John Torbett
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 108th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2011
Preceded byWil Neumann
Personal details
Born (1956-05-21) May 21, 1956
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican

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.

References
  1. http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/92622/john-torbett#.VWvdY2TBzGc
  2. http://ncchamber.capwiz.com/ncchamber/bio/id/64181
  3. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H249v0.pdf
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Wil Neumann		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 108th district
2011-Present		 Incumbent


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