John W. Forbes II

John W. Forbes II
10th Virginia Secretary of Finance
In office
May 31, 2001 – January 12, 2002
GovernorJim Gilmore
Preceded byRonald L. Tillett
Succeeded byJohn M. Bennett
Personal details
Born
John Wesley Forbes II

(1956-08-24) August 24, 1956 (age 68)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationOld Dominion University
State University of New York

John Wesley Forbes II (born August 24, 1956) is an American government official who served as Virginia Secretary of Finance in the cabinet of Republican Jim Gilmore. He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2010 for embezzling from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Former Virginia Secretary of Finance Sentenced for Embezzling $4 Million from Tobacco Indemnification Fund". Federal Bureau of Investigation. November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2021.