An Athens, Tenn., lawyer has been charged with stealing “a large sum of money” from one of his clients.
According to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation statement, Larry D. Cantrell, 65, was serving as trustee for a fund designated for the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery when he took what officials describe as “a large sum of money” from the group’s trust fund.
TBI agents started investigating May 13, 2014, at the behest of then-10th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Bebb.
Investigators say Cantrell has not accounted for the missing money.
Cantrell is charged with one count of theft over $60,000 and one count of tampering with evidence.
On Monday, he turned himself in to TBI Agents at the McMinn County Jail, where he was subsequently booked and held on a $10,000 bond.