Town mayor indicted on 12 counts of forgery

CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A Caldwell County Grand Jury indicted the mayor of Sawmills for allegedly writing thousands of dollars of bogus checks.

Mayor Bob Gibbs is charged with 12 counts of forgery.

Gibbs told Channel 9 the case did not involve town funds and he plans on paying restitution to a family member.

He will represent himself in court.

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