There are problems with the number of opioid prescriptions in Tennessee, according to a report Tennessee Comptrollers released this week.
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Tennessee Comptrollers Release Results of Their Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Hotline
Some people may not know it, but if you see or know of waste, fraud of abuse in the local or Tennessee state governments then you can call a special hotline to report it.
Read MoreAudit: IRS Slaps Sevier County with Expensive Fine
Federal officials recently penalized Sevier County with a fine of nearly $45,000 for not complying with IRS regulations.
Read MoreAudit Finds Need for Improved Board Oversight of Safety and Security on University of Tennessee Campuses
A new performance audit by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has found a number of areas that require increased oversight by the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees.
Read MoreTennessee Comptrollers: More Than $3.5 Million in Misused Public Money Remains Uncollected
Two new reports from Tennessee Comptrollers show that local governments are short millions of dollars.
Read MoreMoney Mishandled by UT Knoxville Spirit Team
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed at least $1,580 collected by the University of Tennessee – Knoxville Spirit Team was never deposited with the UTK Athletics’ Business Office.
Read MoreFeds Wasted Nearly $12 Billion on People Not Eligible for Medicaid, Report Says
According to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability office, the federal government wasted almost $12 billion taxpayer dollars on people who took Medicaid — but weren’t eligible.
Read MoreBig Sandy Employee Allegedly Stole Money From Taxpayers
The former recorder for the town of Big Sandy allegedly stole more than $4,000 from the town, according to Tennessee Comptrollers.
Read MoreTennessee Facilities Billed Medicaid for Alcohol, Gift Cards, Comptrollers Report
Tennessee Comptrollers say staff members at two health care facilities in the state billed Medicaid for a lot more than legally allowed, and taxpayers lost money as a result.
Read MoreTennessee Comptrollers Report Missing Money with Public Utility
Tennessee Comptrollers this week scolded members of the Marion Natural Gas & Board of Water Works and Sewers, a public utility in South Pittsburg, for not having their finances in order.
Read MoreNon-Residents Get Tennessee Drivers’ Licenses, Audit Says
Staff at Tennessee’s Driver Services’ Centers aren’t doing enough to make sure people who come in for commercial drivers’ licenses and commercial learners’ permits provide proof of residency.
Read MoreAudit: Tennessee Taxpayers Lose Huge Sum After Nursing Home Inflates Expenses
Tennessee taxpayers lost more than $3 million after a corporate-run nursing facility billed the state that much money for expenses not covered under Medicaid. This, according to a new audit Tennessee Comptrollers released this week. That corporation, AltaCare, is based out of Alpharetta, Georgia, according to Comptrollers. “The audit…
Read MoreHamblen County Trustee Indicted on Multiple Counts, Including Theft
Authorities have indicted Hamblen County Trustee John Baskette this month on charges of misconduct in office, according to a new audit from Tennessee Comptrollers.
Read MoreTennessee Comptrollers Find Fault Yet Again with How Law Enforcement Handles Drug Enforcement Funds
Tennessee Comptrollers have called out law enforcement officers for yet again mismanaging money in their drug enforcement fund, this time in Tellico Plains in East Tennessee.
Read MoreSome Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Coordinators Skip Vital Training, Audit Reveals
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency officials did not make sure all coordinators completed all required training courses, according to a performance audit state Comptrollers released late last week. Specifically, TEMA officials did not make sure between 26 to 60 Emergency Services Coordinators completed training courses, as required by the agency’s…
Read MoreTennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Must Change Its Ways, Comptrollers Say
Members of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association must apply the provisions of the Tennessee Open Meetings Act to regional meetings of member schools and committee meetings, according to a report Tennessee Comptrollers released this week. According to its website, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association administers the junior…
Read MoreReport Lists the Top 10 Tennessee Agencies That Took the Most Federal Taxpayer Money in 2018
Ten Tennessee government agencies accepted more than $13 billion in federal taxpayer money in 2018, according to a document Tennessee Comptrollers released last week. The report examined how state agencies handled the money that Washington, D.C. bureaucrats bestowed upon Tennessee. Some of those state agencies plan to take less…
Read MoreReport: Tennessee Health Care Department Takes Bigger Chunk of Federal Taxpayer Money Than Other Agencies
The Tennessee Department of Health Care Finance and Administration took in more federal taxpayer money than any other state agency in 2018, a sum of $7.2 billion, according to a report Tennessee Comptrollers released this week. In 2017 that same department took in less federal taxpayer money, a sum…
Read MoreAudit: Former Gibson Police Chief Disobeyed Tennessee Law on Seized Vehicles
Gibson’s former police chief did not follow state law when it came to seized vehicles, and he may not have worked the hours he said he worked, according to an audit Tennessee Comptrollers released Friday. The former chief, unnamed in the audit, did not make sure members of his department…
Read MoreAudit: Fentress County Commissioner Profited Illegally from County Deal
A former Fentress County Commissioner made more than $13,000 by overseeing a court-ordered sale of property, and he did so while serving in office, according to an audit Tennessee Comptrollers released this week. Doing so violated state law, specifically the County Financial Management System of 1981 conflict of interest statute,…
Read MoreHenderson County Taxpayers Lost Money on New Patrol Cars, Tennessee Audit Says
Henderson County officials didn’t seek out competitive bids for four patrol cars that cost nearly $100,000, according to an audit Tennessee Comptrollers released this week. Because of this, taxpayers lost out, Comptrollers said in the audit. “As a result, the best and lowest price may not have been obtained for…
Read MoreAudit: Greene County Employees Used Taxpayer-Funded Assets for Personal Reasons
Greene County employees used taxpayer-funded county assets for personal reasons, according to an audit Tennessee Comptrollers released Tuesday. State auditors responded to allegations that county Sanitation Department employees used county vehicles for private purposes and used the department’s garage to work on their personal vehicles. That, auditors wrote, prompted the…
Read MoreMontgomery County Has Documented History of Theft Among County Employees
A former employee of the Montgomery County School System used his school system- issued procurement card to make more than $1,000 in personal purchases, according to a state audit released this week. The Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted that former employee last December on one count of theft over $1,000…
Read MoreAudit: Claiborne County Officials Sold Scrap Metal Illegally
Claiborne County sheriff’s officers and county inmates sold scrap metal to a private vendor for personal gain while on litter patrol and got more than $20,000 for it, according to an audit Comptrollers released Friday. That’s against Tennessee law. Investigators reviewed records from July 1, 2016 through June 30 of…
Read MoreTennessee Comptrollers Blast Decatur County for Mismanaging Taxpayer Money
The Decatur County government has just received less than admirable state audit findings. With 11 findings as opposed to the previous year’s eight, that’s putting it mildly. In a press release, for instance, Comptrollers say this year’s results “leave much room for improvement.” “The audit findings reveal many problems including…
Read MoreTennessee Gas Tax Revenue Pays for Work on Private Property
Members of the Grundy County Highway Department used some of the Tennessee gas tax revenue to work on other people’s private properties, and that’s against state law, according to a state audit released Thursday. One of those properties was a farm where the highway superintendent kept cattle — even though…
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