EMBEZZLER ARRESTED

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says the former president of a Molino business has been arrested for stealing over $75,000 dollars from the company. 41-year-old Scott Taylor was charged with fraud, grand theft and uttering a forged instrument. He is accused of stealing $76,400 from Hendrix Service Center between September 2016 and August 2017. The majority owner said Taylor opened an account without his knowledge by forging his signature and directed deposits from the business to the new account. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $25,000 bond.

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