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Local Consultant Found Guilty of Honest Services Mail and Wire Fraud
Tommy L. Walton II, a 39-year-old consultant from Huntersville, North Carolina, has been found guilty of honest services mail and wire fraud by a federal jury in Tennessee.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Middle District of Tennessee, Walton was hired as a consultant for the Clarksville Department of Electricity in 2008 and invoiced the department a total of $156,139.39 between 2008 and 2009. During this time, Walton made payments of $51,500 directly to Rick Ingram, the president of the Clarksville Department of Electricity, or to one of Ingram’s creditors.
The payments made by Walton to Ingram were not disclosed to members of the Clarksville Electric Power Board or to other employees at the Clarksville Department of Electricity. The U.S. Attorney’s office alleged that these payments by Walton were bribes and kickbacks, and that the concealment of these payments from the Clarksville Department of Electricity deprived the department and its customers of the honest services of Ingram.
Walton’s father, Tommy L. Walton, Sr., and co-defendant Rick Ingram previously pleaded guilty to similar charges. Ingram testified at Walton’s trial that he would not have approved the payment of all invoices submitted to the Clarksville Department of Electricity by Walton and IntelliNet Consulting had Walton and IntelliNet Consulting not continued making payments to Ingram and to Ingram’s creditor.
The case was investigated by agents of the Tennessee Valley Authority-Office of Inspector General and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Byron Jones and John Webb. Sentencing hearings will be scheduled for each of the defendants, with each facing up to 20 years in prison, fines of up to $250,000, and orders requiring payment of restitution to the Clarksville Department of Electricity.
The U.S. Attorney’s office stated that corrupt practices by public officials and those who corruptly pay public officials undermine the confidence that citizens must have in their governmental institutions. The costs of corruption are borne by taxpayers, ratepayers, honest vendors and honest public employees.
The jury also recommended a monetary judgment against Walton in the amount of $95,211.38.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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