RFP Staff
♦ Jesse Raymon “Trey” Hoshall, III, 38, former Scotch-Irish Fire Department Chief,was charged last Thursday with allegedly embezzling over $19,000 between July 2010 and May 2012 when he was an active chief.
During the two year period of alleged embezzlement Hoshall was said to have used his fire department credit card on multiple occasions for the purchase of personal items. This past September 20th the Scotch-Irish Fire Department Board were alerted about the Chief’s alleged questionable purchases. In the ensuing investigation of the credit card’s transaction history, it appeared Hoshall allegedly used the card on a number of occasions for unlawful personal use. Shortly thereafter the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and their investigation got underway.
On October 15th Hoshall was arrested by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department and charged with embezzlement of property received by virtue of office or employment (felony).
Under a $10,000 secured bond, Hoshall was detained in the Rowan County Detention and was released on bail.
