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Former Rhea County Executive is headed to federal prison; DOJ rounds up five Memphis IRS employees
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Former Rhea County Executive is headed to federal prison; DOJ rounds up five Memphis IRS employees
George Thacker was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for the scheme. The DOJ said he used $650,000 in PPP and EIDL funds to buy cryptocurrencies.
George Thacker will serve 33 months in prison to be followed by three years of probation in addition to being fined more than $665,000.
Former County Executive George Thacker resigned in April before pleading guilty to wire fraud in federal court.
M Anaya Metoya Smith was arrested after officials said she threatened via voicemail to blow up the high school in Cocoa, Fla., unless cafeteria workers started giving her son larger portions, prompting an evacuation of the building.