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Board closes administrative review after Minor Hill utility uncovering of $103,000 theft; financial‑distress monitoring to continue
Summary
Minor Hill Utility District uncovered employee check fraud that the district said cost the city about $103,000 and the utility about $4,000. The board accepted staff findings that the district implemented controls (positive pay), hired a third‑party accountant and closed the customer complaint and administrative review while leaving the financial‑distress order in place for continued oversight.
The Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation accepted staff recommendations on Wednesday to close a customer complaint and the administrative review of Minor Hill Utility District after the utility discovered a staffer had forged signatures on checks.
Board staff said the utility helped uncover a fraud scheme in which that employee forged signatures and diverted funds. "I believe she stole around $103,000 from them and around…
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