Inside the Knox County Newspaper's Bombshell Investigation

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Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs’ office is under investigation by the state’s watchdog for waste, fraud and abuse, Knox News reported April 14. The investigation’s findings haven’t been. On April 14, Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs said one employee was terminated due to a breach of policies. The announcement followed a Knox News report that Biggs’ office was under investigation. Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs on WBIR’s " Inside Tennessee". Knox County alerted the Comptroller’s Office of its findings. Investigators from that office were in the City County. That’s what happened in the ongoing Knox County trustee ’ s office investigation . The audit committee is made up of three county commissioners and two community members with audit. KNOX COUNTY , Tenn. — Knox County auditors will soon start a continuous internal audit in July to catch potential misuse of taxpayer dollars by county employees. Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs’ office is under investigation by the state’s watchdog agency for using taxpayer dollars to pay for high-end hotel room stays and questionable use of county. Biggs and some members of his staff are under investigat­ion by the state’s watchdog – the Tennessee Comptrolle­r of the Treasury – for driving trustee-leased vehicles for personal use, and using taxpayer dollars to pay for upgraded rooms and club level access at high-end hotels that cost significan­tly more than the county ’s reimbursem­ent rates. A Knox News report found that the Trustee’s Office was under investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury for the use of taxpayer funds for expensive hotels and improper use of. (WVLT) - Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs sent employees to work at his home on company time and pressured another employee to lie about an ethics investigation, according to court documents filed by former Parks and Recreation Director Paul White.