Former Head Start administrative assistant indicted on theft charges
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and last updated 2021-07-19 23:34:18-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A former Head Start Program employee in Carter County was indicted on theft charges.
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptrollerâs Office found that Joyce Parsons, the former administrative assistant of the program, used Head Start credit cards to make $8,657 worth of unauthorized purchases.
These purchases included items ranging from clothing to groceries and household goods.
The comptroller's office says Parsons admitted to making the purchases and told investigators that she signed other employees' names to the receipts as a means of hiding her activities.