TBI says Wilson County Commissioner Misused Records

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rom a story in today’s Tennessean “Wilson County Commissioner Chris Sorey used a state Web site to run unauthorized background checks on citizens, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says.”

“Helm would not identify those whose backgrounds were checked, but Mt. Juliet City Manager Randy Robertson has told his employees that the portal was used to run private information on some city employees and a person of prominence within the city.”

Sorey “was placed on routine, unpaid administrative leave on Nov. 6, said John Black, executive director of the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority. On Nov. 13, Sorey resigned to take a higher-paying job.”

As a result of the investigation, the TBI has blocked the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority from all access to the TBI’s “Criminal Justice Portal.”

“The TBI turned over its information to Rutherford County District Attorney William Whitesell, who did not seek a criminal investigation and said no charges are pending.”

You can read the rest of the story on the Tennessean’s web site here.