Princeton Man Sentenced To 29-39 Years for $941,000 Fraud Scheme
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. – A Princeton man will spend decades in prison after a Wayne County jury found him guilty of embezzling and fraudulently obtaining more than $941,000 from his former employer through a years-long scheme involving fake invoices and fraudulent business records.
Robin Corey Rix was convicted July 16 on four counts of obtaining property by false pretenses exceeding $100,000 and one count of embezzlement of funds by a public officer or trustee.
According to evidence presented at trial, Rix worked as a senior systems administrator for 3HC Home Health and Hospice Care, Inc., a Goldsboro-based nonprofit organization. Prosecutors said that between 2020 and 2023, Rix used his company-issued credit card to carry out an elaborate fraud scheme.
Investigators said Rix falsely claimed he was purchasing refurbished laptops and other information technology equipment for the organization. Instead, authorities said he made no legitimate purchases and accumulated more than $941,000 in fraudulent charges through PayPal accounts under his control.
To conceal the theft, prosecutors said Rix submitted false invoices and fabricated business records that made the transactions appear legitimate. The nonprofit ultimately paid at least $941,000 based on the fraudulent documentation.
Rather than purchasing equipment for 3HC, investigators said Rix spent the money on personal expenses, including improvements to his home, vehicles, restaurants, online gaming, and travel to Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Authorities said Rix also created and used a fictitious company to make the invoices appear legitimate and to hide that he was the true recipient of the payments.
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Imelda J. Pate sentenced Rix to an active prison term of 29 to 39 years.
The investigation was conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s Financial Crimes Unit. Prosecutors Janelle Cline, a Financial Crimes Resource Prosecutor, and Chief Financial Crimes Resource Prosecutor Jordan Ford of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys assisted the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office with the prosecution.
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Ok now I understand what he did was wrong on every level. But you have people who get convicted of murder who don’t receive a sentence as long as he did! How will he ever work to repay the money in prison for that long? I hope he files an appeal!
Wow, rapists and child molestors get less
This man got a very long prison sentence for a crime that we have seen women charged with lately who didn’t receive near as much time as this man received. I read he went to trial and I think in the other cases the people took plea deals and that could have made the difference but it’s still a huge difference. No matter what crime doesn’t pay and when you steal from other’s to benefit for yourself you should be made to pay the Piper in one way or another and this man has definitely just found out what that old adage means.