On July 14, 2023 at approximately 9:30 A.M., Jeffrey Stewart, former director of the North Fork Area Transit, has been arrested in Brownsville, Texas on theft charges. Through conversations with Stewart and his family members, Madison Sheriff’s Office investigators were able to speak with Stewart over the phone. Stewart voluntarily crossed the border from Mexico and turned himself into custody of US Border Patrol.
Pending an extradition hearing, Stewart will be transported back to Nebraska by Madison County Sheriff’s deputies to face charges of theft of funds from North Fork Area Transit.
Stewart is accused of embezzling between $750,000 and $1 million from the transit service for various items of personal use, ranging from meals and travel to home goods.
North Fork Area Transit is a non-profit organization based in Norfolk that provides public transit services.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Department worked with numerous local, state and federal agencies in this matter including the Norfolk Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, US Border Patrol and the US Marshal Service.
