APRIL 23, 2015
The former mayor of Milledgeville, Ga., has turned himself
in to face a dozen charges of insurance fraud.
The Macon Telegraph reports 52-year-old Richard Bentley was
booked at Baldwin County Jail on Monday. Officers say Bentley is under arrest
for misappropriation of insurance premiums of more than $34,000 and issuing
fraudulent certificates of insurance.
Police say the affidavits describe incidents from September
2013 through October 2014, with Bentley accused of pocketing premiums instead
of buying policies.
Bentley blamed health problems for him resigning as mayor in
February after 10 years. He had been on medical leave since last October.
Several candidates are running to replace him in a June 16 special election.
Bentley was also the former owner of Wilkinson Insurance
Agency.