EHR developer exec charged with stealing company cash

A former employee of a Hendersonville electronic health records developer has been indicted for stealing more than $60,000 from the company.

Roger Finchum Sr. allegedly took money from MedRx Systems’ account at SunTrust Bank for purchases of snacks, gas and groceries in mid-2011. In April of that year, Finchum had been listed as a director of MedRx in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing when the company was in the pre-revenue stage.

Finchum previously was involved in Snapshot Inc., a Goodlettsville-based security industry company, as well as graphics services company Colorsmart.com. He tried to take both ventures public more than a decade ago. Check out his indictment here.

May 7, 2013 7:07 AM

Brentwood man cops to investment fraud

Retired state employee was pitched Elvis farm interest, energy company opportunity
Mar 26, 2013 2:41 PM

Sommet boss allowed to stay in Arizona

Feds had asked for bond revocation, other moves after address deception
Feb 11, 2013 7:05 AM

Former Sommet boss in more hot water with feds

Whitfield moved without notifying supervisors, used alias to avoid Google searches
Jan 28, 2013 2:47 PM

Former Hendersonville title company owner indicted on fraud charges

Alleged scheme saw defendant convert $2.2M to personal use
Jan 7, 2013 4:45 PM

CCA employee pleads guilty to bribery charge

An employee of Corrections Corp. of America pleaded guilty last week to taking money to smuggle cash and a thumb drive into the Correctional Treatment Facility in Washington, D.C. The employee, a female officer who had been with CCA for four years, twice arranged meetings with an undercover FBI agent and accepted $900 to shuttle contraband between inmates.

Dec 17, 2012 9:47 AM

Brentwood developer gets prison sentence

Local developer David Miller has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for orchestrating a fraud scheme revolving around some Williamson County property. Miller, one of the first developers active in Brentwood's Governor's Club, had been convicted in May of identity theft and giving false statements to banks.

Nov 20, 2012 2:04 PM

Sommet principals waive speedy trial rights

It's been nearly eight months since ex-Sommet Group leaders Brian and Marsha Whitfield were indicted by a federal court for an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud. The couple has, unsurprisingly, waived their right to a speedy trial, according to court filings this week. The Whitfields, along with accomplice Edwin Todd, had been set to face trial in December, but it appears as though that date will be pushed back.

The trio is being asked to forfeit some $20 million worth of property. For our coverage of the Sommet collapse, click here.

Nov 1, 2012 2:16 PM

VU sues duo that diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars

Pierce Greenberg has the latest on the case of the more than half a million dollars that went missing at Vanderbilt University School of Law courtesy of an office administrator and his accomplice. Hunt and Wakefield last week pleaded guilty to various charges that could land them both lengthy prison sentences.

Oct 23, 2012 6:43 AM

Former VU Law School manager, partner plead guilty to fraud charges

An administrative services manager fired last year by Vanderbilt University administrators after a fraud investigation has pleaded guilty, along with his partner, to stealing more than half a million dollars from the school. Jason Hunt and Cole Wakefield also have pleaded guilty to about 20 other charges, including statutory rape.

Also according to the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office, investigators determined some of the forged checks written by Hunt were cashed by two 17-year-old males, with whom both Hunt and Wakefield had sexual relations.

Hunt and Wakefield are in line to receive prison sentences of 22 years and 10 years, respectively.

Oct 10, 2012 7:21 AM