NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – The director of a Nashville nonprofit group has been indicted on theft prices after an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Workplace.
Julia Armstrong was indicted on one depend of theft over $2,500, one depend of forgery over $10,000 and one depend of pc theft by fraud ove…
Julia Armstrong, the previous director of Phases, Inc., was indicted on three counts by the Davidson County Grand Jury final month.
Phases Inc. was a nonprofit group that supplied transitional housing and assist for ladies in restoration from drug and alcohol habit. It additionally obtained grant funds from the Tennessee Division of Psychological Well being and Substance Abuse Providers to assist these efforts.
The investigation started after MHSAS reported considerations about Phases, Inc. to the Comptroller’s Workplace. MHSAS discovered that Phases, Inc. had ceased operations in 2018 after state displays inquired with Phases, Inc. about scheduling an onsite go to.
Comptroller investigators decided that Armstrong stole no less than $6,260 by submitting false claims for providers that weren’t supplied.
Armstrong made no less than 135 fraudulent entries for providers between April 2017 and June 2018. Investigators famous situations by which Armstrong claimed she supplied a number of providers to shoppers who have been incarcerated and unable to obtain providers on the time.
The investigation additionally famous greater than 100 questionable disbursements totaling no less than $4,645 made throughout the time when Armstrong had management of Phases, Inc’s operations and funds. These included money withdrawals and purchases made at liquor shops, lottery shops, tobacco shops, eating places, automobile washes and retail shops. Many purchases have been made in Kentucky and Florida.
Phases, Inc. was administratively dissolved by the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Workplace in April 2018. Comptroller’s Workplace investigators tried to contact Armstrong throughout the course of the investigation, however they have been unsuccessful. Investigators have been additionally unable to acquire data from the nonprofit.
In October, the Davidson County Grand Jury indicted Armstrong on one depend of theft over $2,500, one depend of forgery over $10,000 and one depend of pc theft by fraud over $2,500.
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