Former TN food bank director indicted on theft and prostitution charges
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- An investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Tennessee food bank director accused of stealing thousands from said nonprofit as well as using part of the cash for sex acts from volunteers.
In May 2022, TBI agents began investigations.
During the investigation, authorities determined that the Sumner County Food Bank director, James Gill, used the organization’s money to make personal purchases.
He also wrote checks to himself and others from the food bank’s account and transferred the money to other accounts under a different non-profit name.
Further investigation revealed that Gill paid a food bank volunteer for sex acts.
On June 8th, the Sumner County Grand Jury returned indictments charging James Gill with one count of Theft of Property over $250,000, one count of Money Laundering, and one count of Patronizing Prostitution.
On Friday evening, he was arrested and booked into the Sumner County Jail on a $75,000 bond.
