KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says the nine $100 bills reported stolen from his office were repayment from a friend for a loan.
Burchett told the Knoxville News Sentinel he asked his assistant to deposit the cash in his personal credit union account on April 1. The credit union was closed, so the assistant put the money in an envelope on the mayor's desk under a mat.
The next morning, the envelope was gone and the assistant called police. The money later mysteriously reappeared.
Records show that police have pulled video images and keycard information to determine who was in the area when the theft occurred.
Burchett earlier said only that the money was part of his earnings as mayor.