Former Townsend city manager pleads guilty to misappropriating nearly $4,000 using city credit cards

Ex-Townsend city manager pleads guilty to misusing city funds

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — A former Townsend city manager has pleaded guilty to using city funds for personal items like clothing and home goods. Danny Williamson has pleaded guilty to one count of theft of property over $2,500. The Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury determined that he misappropriated at least $3,954 in city funds from July 2020 through February 2024. Williamson was granted judicial diversion and placed on supervised probat…

Former Townsend city manager pleads guilty to misappropriating nearly $4,000 using city credit cards

Investigators said they also discovered a city maintenance employee used the city garage to work on personal vehicles belonging to a city commissioner and others.