The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released a new report detailing unusual reimbursement practices within the small town of Parrottsville in Cocke County.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s division of Local Government Audit has launched a new resource designed to improve and emphasize the importance of good financial management within Tennessee’s hundreds of volunteer fire departments.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, includes several findings and deficiencies that led to improper or questionable activities within the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department.

A lengthy investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, describes numerous questionable actions within the 20th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released two investigative reports related to Farragut High School (FHS), which is part of the Knox County School System (KCS).

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Jason Browning, the elected Clay County Highway Superintendent.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictments of Alex and Jessica Ridenour, who served as volunteers for the Anderson County Rescue Squad until their resignations in May 2022.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in a guilty plea by Ashley Haworth, a former federal programs and technology director for the Alamo City School District in Crockett County.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed a Medicaid Examination of Ebenezer Home of Tennessee, Inc., which does business in Antioch, TN under the name Good Samaritan Health and Rehab Center.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has determined the former treasurer of the White House Heritage Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization misappropriated at least $8,000 from two father-daughter dance events.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Jamie Branin, a former teacher and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) student club sponsor at Warren County High School in McMinnville.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in a criminal information being filed against Paul Cross for one count of theft over $10,000. Cross is the executive director of the Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI) in Tennessee.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Freddie Byrd, the former general manager of the Tarpley Shop Utility District (TSUD) in Pulaski. TSUD provided water service to approximately 1,200 customers prior to its merger with South Giles Utility District earlier this year.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has completed new research into registered apprenticeships in Tennessee. Registered apprenticeships are a work-based learning model that combines on-the-job training, paid work experience, classroom instruction, and mentorship.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the discovery of questionable activity by a sitting Hamilton County Commissioner. In keeping with Comptroller’s Office policy, the name of the commissioner is being withheld because no criminal charges have been filed.