Tennessee’s colleges and universities will benefit from a competitive low interest rate due in part to a $40 million premium generated by the Tennessee State School Bond Authority’s (TSSBA) successful sale of $207 million of higher education facilities bonds.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Open Records Counsel (OORC) is crossing the state to provide free training to government employees, elected officials, media, and anyone who is interested in learning more about Tennessee’s public records and open meetings laws.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the indictment of Kellye Crabtree, a former accounts payable clerk in the Fentress County Finance Department.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in close cooperation with Middle Tennessee State University Audit and Consulting Services, has completed an investigation of questionable activity within the MTSU Athletic Department.

The Tennessee’s Comptroller’s Office has completed an audit of AltaCare Corporation in Alpharetta, Georgia, which operates a number of nursing facilities in several states. The audit found that AltaCare included $3,224,767.49 of nonallowable home office expenses on the cost reports it submitted to the State of Tennessee.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the indictment of John Baskette, the current trustee of Hamblen County.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, with assistance from Middle Tennessee State University Audit and Consulting Services personnel, has released an investigation resulting in the indictment and arrest of Aryo Hasnugung, a former international recruiter in the MTSU Office of International Affairs.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in former Houston High School Football Booster Club Treasurer Valerie Baker’s indictment after investigators determined she used the booster club’s debit card to withdraw cash, make unauthorized purchases, and pay off a personal car loan. Baker also wrote booster club checks payable to cash and then cashed them for her personal use.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, has resulted in the conviction of James Botbyl, the former treasurer for the Fairfield Glade Volunteer Fire Department in Cumberland County.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of John-Claude Hardin, a former Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher at Unaka High School in Carter County. The investigation began in conjunction with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office after school officials identified and reported cash shortages.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has created a new interactive web tool that provides important information about Tennessee’s Tax Relief program.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Cortney Braswell, the former head football coach at Central High School in Chattanooga. Braswell is currently a quality control assistant for the University of Louisville football team.

The Comptroller’s Office has released its annual Review of Funds Administered by Tennessee’s District Attorneys General and Judicial Drug Task Forces: 1st – 31st Judicial District for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, has resulted in the federal indictment of Patrick Martin, the former executive director of the Community Prevention Coalition of Jackson County.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Jonathan Joy after he overbilled Hardeman County for the sale and installation of five air conditioning units.