The former finance director for Winchester, Tenn., was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $226,000 after pleading guilty to theft charges in connection with stolen public funds, records show.
Faye Morrow, 63, was arrested in November 2011 on charges of theft over $60,000, official misconduct, forgery and tampering with government records in the wake of a investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and an audit by the state Comptroller’s Office, court records show.
Circuit Court Judge Thomas Graham ordered Morrow to report to the Franklin County Jail on July 19 or file an appropriate appeal or motion for a new trial, records show. She must serve 30 percent of her sentence, or a little more than 28 months, to be eligible for parole, records show.
Graham also ordered Morrow to pay $126,956.37 in restitution to the town of Winchester, $100,000 to the city’s insurance company, and $350 to the TBI, records show.
Winchester city officials declined Tuesday to comment on the judgment but referred to a 21/2-page “victim’s impact statement” filed with the court in the case.