RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) – A Sneads Ferry man has admitted he embezzled thousands of dollars in state tax revenue while operating a restaurant in New Hanover County.
Marteke Franks pleaded guilty yesterday in Wake County to five counts of embezzlement of state property.
The North Carolina Department of Revenue says the 49-year-old Franks was given 15 days in jail, 75 hours of community service, and ordered to pay back $79,894,22 to the state…