A lengthy misconduct investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Comptroller69制片厂制作传媒檚 Office has resulted in the indictment of a former Sevier County Utility District employee and his father.
On January 30, 2023, at the request of 4th Judicial District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI agents began working alongside the Comptroller69制片厂制作传媒檚 Office to investigate allegations involving Matthew Ballard, 55.
The investigation revealed that Ballard, while serving as president of the Sevier County Utility District, provided the electrical portion of construction work to one company in exchange for personal monetary contributions. Further investigation revealed that Matthew Ballard69制片厂制作传媒檚 father, William Edgar Ballard, 78, was also involved in the scheme.
This week, the Sevier County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Matthew Ballard with one count of Bribery and one count of Official Misconduct. William Edgar Ballard was indicted on a charge of Criminal Responsibility for the Conduct of Another. Today, both men turned themselves in and were booked into the Sevier County Jail.
The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct, not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
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