Jennifer Letner was PTO treasurer at Tellico Plains Elementary School. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 11:35 AM EDT May 12, 2021
A former Monroe County elementary school PTO treasurer faces indictment after a state investigation looked into her handling of organization money.
Jennifer Letner has been indicted in Monroe County on a count of theft over $10,000. The state Comptroller s Office looked into her handling of money while serving as a parent teacher organization treasurer at Tellico Plains Elementary School.
Letner is alleged to have taken nearly $23,000.
She was PTO treasurer in the 2018-19 school year, according to the Comptroller s Office. She admitted to investigators that she was experiencing financial difficulties and used PTO funds to pay personal living expenses, a release from the Comptroller s Office states.