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Former treasurer of two separate organizations pleads guilty

ELIZABETHTON — Although a former employee of the Carter County School System was indicted last week on one count of theft over $2,500, the problems reported by the state comptroller of the Treasury has already been corrected, according to Director of Schools Tracy McAbee. The investigation was limited to selected records for the period from July 1, 2017 through January 31, 2020. That was prior to the time when McAbee assumed the role of director of schools. He said it was also prior to the appointment of LeeAnn Carr as the new director of the Head Start program in Carter County. The resu...

ELIZABETHTON — An investigation by the Tennessee’s Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Joyce Grace Parsons, the former administrative assistant for Carter County’s Head Start program. According to the Comptroller’s Office, investigators determined that Parsons used Head Start credit cards to make at least $8,657 in unauthorized purchases, including clothing, groceries, cosmetics, household goods and personal hygiene products. The Comptroller’s Office said Parsons admitted that she made the purchases and told investigators that she signed other ...

A former finance director in a regional homelessness coalition and her husband were charged this week with stealing nearly $120,000 from the non-profit agency, according to the state comptroller’s office. Julie Beale was indicted by a Washington County grand jury on one count of theft over $60,000, one count of conspiracy to commit theft over $60,000, and money laundering. Julie Beale worked for Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness, or ARCH, an agency that provides support to homeless citizens in Northeast Tennessee. Her husband, Sam Beale — who sometimes did maintenance w...

A former Unicoi County Middle School teacher and assistant baseball coach has been indicted after being accused of stealing $10,000 worth of gasoline. Travis Griffith was indicted on one count of theft over $10,000 by the Unicoi County grand jury on July 9 after an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. Griffith is accused of using a school department fuel card to purchase $10,160 worth of gasoline for his personal vehicle. The fuel card was issued to Griffith to purchase diesel fuel for a school-owned vehicle as part of his role as an assistant baseball coach, however, Gri...