GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has led to charges against a former treasurer of a Greeneville dance team’s booster club.

The comptroller’s office announced Thursday that Kimberly Brown had been indicted by a grand jury on the following charges:

• Theft of property over $2,500

• Worthless checks over $2,500

• 5 counts of forgery

• 4 counts of criminal simulation

• 4 counts of fabrication of evidence

Investigators found that Brown, the former treasurer of the Greeneville School Support Corporation’s Dance Team Booster Club, reportedly misappropriated at least $6,079 from Sept. 2021 through Nov. 2022.

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The booster club supports the dance teams at both Greeneville Middle and High School.

According to the comptroller’s office, Brown wrote reimbursement checks to herself and her family, which totaled at least $5,669.79, making up the bulk of the alleged theft. The comptroller’s office reports she admitted to using a large portion of that to pay personal medical bills.

Investigators claim Brown tried to explain the reimbursements by giving them three fabricated sales orders and one fabricated invoice. The comptroller’s office checked with the booster club’s vendors, who confirmed the documents were false.

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Brown also allegedly wrote a worthless check for $5,044 when the club’s bank account balance was less than $2. Additionally, Brown is accused of not depositing $3,407 from fundraisers and also making questionable disbursements of club funds. Those questionable disbursements totaled at least $7,439.15, the comptroller’s office announced.

Brown was indicted in April 2024.

“Our investigators identified a number of deficiencies in how this club handled its financial operations,” said Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower. “These problems included not maintaining adequate records, signing blank checks, failing to deposit funds within three days, and not submitting proper fundraiser approval forms.”

A full investigative report by the comptroller’s office can be found online.

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