The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says it is looking into allegations of money missing from the Bradley County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, but Clerk Gayla Miller said she’s not seen any investigators.
The state agency confirmed in an email to the Times Free Press today that 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump had asked for its help looking into allegations of missing funds from the clerk’s office. The agency referred all questions to his office, but Crump was out of town and could not be immediately reached for comment.
Miller said by phone this afternoon she was surprised when news media showed up at her office expecting to see a raid in progress.
“I know nothing about it,” she said. “TBI was supposed to be hauling out documents, I had the news media waiting … but we’re working right now, there has not been anybody here.”
Miller said the office got a “clean bill of health” on its most recent audit from the state comptroller’s office.
“All of my budgets are cleared, all of my audits are cleared,” she said.