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TROUSDALE COUNTY, Tenn. — The county mayor informed commissioners during county court Monday night that he suspended Trousdale’s EMS director on Aug. 23 amid allegations of fraud by his former employer.
James Allen, who was hired in Trousdale County June 25, 2012, was charged with 13 counts of identity theft with theft over $500 but less than $1,000 and six counts of fraud in Davidson County.
Allen was released on $25,000 bond over the weekend. “The decision to suspend his duties were based on the charges against him in Davidson County,” said Trousdale County Mayor Jake West. “The duties Mr. Allen had involved [granted him] access to employee files and the handling of money in the form of time sheets, also he was over the billing portion of the EMS Service. I felt like the actions taken were for the safety of the taxpayer and the well being of the county.”
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