Treasurer Fired After Being Accused Of Stealing $74K From Fire Department In Sparta, Tennessee

The Former Treasurer Of The Mt. Gilead Volunteer Fire Department In Sparta Is Accused Of Knowingly Misappropriating Nearly $74,000 From The Department And White County Firefighters Association, According To An Investigation From The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office.

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Former Hardin County Animal Services Director Faces Multi-Count Indictment

Investigators Determined That The Former Hardin County Animal Services Directors Stole At Least $12,117 In Shelter Collections While Serving As Director From January 2019 Until His Employment Was Terminated In January 2023.

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Investigation Questions Food And Alcohol Purchases By Tennessee Association Of Chiefs Of Police

Investigators With The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Have Examined The Operations Of The Tennessee Association Of Chiefs Of Police, A Nonprofit Organization That Receives More Than Half Of Its Funding From Governmental Sources. Comptroller Investigators Noted Questionable Credit Card Transactions Totaling $63,923.74.

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Washington County And The State Of Tennessee Misappropriate $2M In Federal ARPA Funds (Op-Ed)

Washington County Tennessee Voted In January 2023 To Provide $2.0 Million Of American Rescue Plan Act Funds To A Meat Packing Plant To Be Built In Washington County Named Appalachian Producers Cooperative. In Reviewing The ARPA Guidelines, Washington County’s Usage Of The $2 Million In ARPA Funds Is Not Allowed. Washington County Decided To Utilize The ‘Revenue Loss’ Section Of ARPA Regulations As Justification For Providing The Funds. ARPA Regulations Detail That ‘Revenue Loss’ Funding Must Be Used For Government Services. Providing Meat Packing Services Is Not A Normal Government Service.

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Former Marshall County Elementary Bookkeeper Indicted for Theft

An Investigation By The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Has Resulted In The Indictment Of Jennifer Foster, A Former Bookkeeper At Oak Grove Elementary School In Lewisburg. Investigators Determined That Foster Stole $12,325.46 From The School.

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Lebanon Attorney Misappropriated More Than $250,000 From Clients

An Investigation By The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, Working In Conjunction With The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation And At The Request Of The District Attorney General Of The 15th Judicial District, Has Resulted In The Indictment Of Jennifer Porth.

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Former Austin Peay Track And Cross Country Coach Misappropriated $30,600

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Has Released An Investigation Involving Douglas Molnar, Who Served As Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Head Track And Field And Cross Country Coach From September 2004 Until June 2019. Investigators Determined That Molnar Misappropriated APSU Funds Totaling At Least $30,600.45.

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