Former Pilot Mountain Town Manager Charged with Embezzlement
State investigators said 793 transactions totaling $317,604 supported the embezzlement indictment against former town manager Michael Boaz.
- On Monday, a Surry County grand jury indicted former Pilot Mountain Town Manager Michael Boaz on a Class F felony embezzlement charge following an investigation by the North Carolina State Auditor and State Bureau of Investigation.
- Investigators identified $317,604 in credit card charges across 793 transactions between January 2022 and November 2024, according to the North Carolina State Auditor's Office report released Monday.
- State Auditor Dave Boliek detailed personal purchases including more than $10,700 on food transactions, $2,300 on Visa gift cards, $1,500 on DoorDash, and $276 on gun ammunition from Lucky Gunner.
- Boliek stated, "Pilot Mountain is a small town, not a large city," and noted that "these sums of money are meaningful to the taxpayers in Pilot Mountain."
- The Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners terminated Boaz in December 2024 after he was placed on unpaid leave in October 2024 amid allegations of misusing town funds.
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Carolina Journal
Pilot Mountain investigation leads to indictment of former town manager
Former Pilot Mountain Town Manager Michael Boaz has been indicted on a Class F felony charge following an investigation by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor into alleged misuse of taxpayer funds. At a Monday afternoon press conference in Greensboro, State Auditor Dave Boliek announced the indictment, calling the alleged spending “plain and simple fraud.” According to Boliek, the indictment stems from an investigation conducted by t…
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Winston-Salem Journal$317,000 missing in Pilot Mountain? Former town manager indicted for misuse of credit card
State Auditor Dave Boliek described the charge against Boaz as "plain and simple fraud."
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Former Pilot Mountain Town Manager Michael Boaz was indicted Monday by a Surry County grand jury on a charge of embezzlement by a public officer, a Class F felony, following an investigation by the North Carolina Office of the State…
Lavish purchases of DoorDash, alcohol, Uber rides by fmr. Pilot Mountain town manager report reveals
A new audit report reveals lavish purchases of DoorDash, alcohol, Uber rides and more made by fmr. Pilot Mountain town manager now charged with embezzlement. See a breakdown of credit card expenses here.
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