Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower is pleased to announce that Paige Donaldson has been named as the Small Business Advocate within the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office.

The Tennessee’s Comptroller’s Office, with the cooperation of the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS), continues to reveal organizations engaging in deceptive schemes within the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SPSP). This program is a federally funded program administered by DHS.

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 9th Judicial District, has completed an investigation resulting in the indictment of Carolyn Mullins and her son, William “Larry” Mullins.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Patricia “Diane” Heck, the former chief deputy clerk in Claiborne County. The investigation began after the county clerk reported questionable conduct involving the former chief deputy.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has led to the indictment of Kacey Criswell, the former PTO president and treasurer at Spring Hill School—part of the Gibson County Special School District.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Brock Cobb, the former band director at Rossview High School, which is part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Shenna Waddell, the former bookkeeper at West Greene High School in Greene County.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Joyce Parsons, the former administrative assistant for Carter County’s Head Start program.

The former finance director for a nonprofit that provides support to homeless citizens in Northeast Tennessee is now facing a multi-count indictment after Comptroller investigators, working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General, found she stole at least $119,582.

The State of Tennessee has completed the biggest sale of general obligation bonds in its history by closing on approximately $658.7 million of bonds. The bonds sold with a record-setting low true interest cost of 1.41%.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Travis Griffith, a former Unicoi County Middle School teacher and assistant baseball coach.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Tiffany Bell, the former Parent Teacher Association (PTA) president at AZ Kelley Elementary School. The investigation began after Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and PTA officials reported unauthorized financial transactions to the Comptroller’s Office.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Mr. Robin B. Smith, the former mayor of the City of Decherd in Franklin County.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of former Knox County Chief of Staff Bryan Hair on one count of official misconduct.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released a new report examining the cost of online courses in Tennessee’s public colleges and universities. Tennessee’s public higher education institutions have offered online courses for more than two decades, and the prevalence of online courses has increased during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.