LANSING, MI – Robert Joseph Bucko, 70, of Novi, was arraigned on Oct. 31 before Magistrate Victor Zanolli in the Oakland County 52-1 District Court in Novi for allegedly forging letters from his insurance clients to embezzle funds, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Bucko, who owned and operated the Stevenson Company insurance agency in Oakland County, has been charged with:

Two counts of Embezzlement by an Agent $100,000 or More, each a 20-year felony;

One count of False Pretenses $50,000 or More but Less Than $100,000, a 15-year felony;

One count of False Pretenses $20,000 or More but Less Than $50,000, a 15-year felony;

Seven counts of Insurance Fraud, each a four-year felony; and

Three counts of Taxes – Failure to File, each a five-year felony.

Bucko allegedly coll

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