NOVI, Mich. \u2013 Robert Joseph Bucko, 70, of Novi, was arraigned on Oct. 31 in the Oakland County 52-1 District Court for allegedly forging letters from his insurance clients to embezzle funds.<\/p>\n
Bucko, who owned and operated the Stevenson Company insurance agency in Oakland County, has been charged with: <\/p>\n
Two counts of Embezzlement by an Agent $100,000 or More, each a 20-year felony;<\/p>\n
One count of False Pretenses $50,000 or More but Less Than $100,000, a 15-year felony;<\/p>\n
One count of False Pretenses $20,000 or More but Less Than $50,000, a 15-year felony;<\/p>\n
Seven counts of Insurance Fraud, each a four-year felony; and<\/p>\n
Three counts of Taxes \u2013 Failure to File, each a five-year felony. <\/p>\n
The 70-year-old man allegedly collected full insurance premiums from eight municipalities but remitted only a quarter or one-half of those premiums to the insurer, embezzling the remaining funds for his personal use. <\/p>\n
Court documents revealed the alleged scheme relied on using premium payments from new clients to replace and fund previous accounts. <\/p>\n
Bucko reportedly owed the insurer more than $400,000 in unpaid premiums when the alleged scheme was discovered.<\/p>\n
It is further alleged that Bucko overcharged municipalities and failed to file Michigan income tax returns from 2021 to 2023. <\/p>\n
Bucko will next appear in the Oakland County 52-1 District Court on Nov. 12, 2025. <\/p>\n
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