Robert Burgett
Robert Winston Burgett (born c. 1960) was finance director for the City of Homewood from 2018 to 2024.
Burgett graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in 1987. He joined Homewood's finance department as an accountant in September 2013, and was promoted to finance director in June 2018.
He retired on March 31, 2024. Shortly before that date city officials began investigating irregularities in the city's accounts. The FBI and Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office assisted the Homewood Police Department in the investigation. In April he was arrested at his home in Helena and charged with embezzling $947,059.46 from Homewood during the previous year by issuing fraudulent payments to a bank account he controlled. He pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Judge Anna Manasco in October.
References
- Crenshaw, Solomon Jr (February 2, 2024) "Homewood city clerk retires; finance director about to retire, too." The Homewood Star
- Robinson, Carol (April 11, 2024) "Former Homewood finance director charged with theft tries to make $500,000 bond, lawyers say." AL.com
- Taylor, Drew (April 16, 2024) "Court documents detail allegations of former Homewood finance director stealing over $100K from city in days before retirement." CBS42.com
- Stephens, Tim (April 10, 2024) "Former Homewood finance director jailed on felony charges." The Homewood Star
- Robinson, Carol (October 23, 2024) "Ex-Homewood finance director pleads guilty to theft of nearly $1 million from city." AL.com