Ex-Montgomery County Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Theft

Stole donation money for muscular dystrophy

Montgomery County, Texas

A former Montgomery County fire chief pleaded guilty to stealing $20,000 in county funds for personal use.

Robert Bob Robinson, as part of his plea deal, will serve 1 year in Montgomery County Jail for Theft, according to a Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office statement. Robinson has already paid the $20,000 restitution fee.

Robinson was the fire chief for the Emergency Services District when the thefts occurred, investigators said.

In his 2 years of service, Robinson made multiple illegal transactions involving county money and property.

And here they are:

-- In one instance, Robinson took money from the ESD account and gave it to another employee for their personal use.

-- Several times, Robinson deposited county money into his personal accounts and used a county credit card to buy personal items. The county was never reimbursed for these purchases.

-- Robinson illegally acquired the funds from the sale of county workout equipment and donation money raised to combat muscular dystrophy (part of the Fire Department’s “Fill the Boot” event)

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