Marshall County Register of Deeds’ Spouse Enters Guilty Plea

AN INVESTIGATION BY THE TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE HAS RESULTED IN A MISDEMEANOR GUILTY PLEA TO CRIMINAL INFORMATION BY THE MARSHALL COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS’ SPOUSE, RITAANNE WEAVER, WHO WORKED AS A DEPUTY IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE. INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT WEAVER RECEIVED AT LEAST $299.05 IN IMPROPER PAYROLL PAYMENTS WHILE BEING ABSENT FROM WORK ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE REGISTER KNEW HIS WIFE WAS NOT IN THE OFFICE THE DATES, BUT HE STILL APPROVED HER FALSE TIMESHEETS. INVESTIGATORS NOTED OTHER QUESTIONABLE INSTANCES IN WHICH WEAVER WAS POSSIBLY PAID FOR HOURS NOT WORKED; HOWEVER, INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SHE WAS WORKING DURING THOSE TIMES IN QUESTION. AFTER MEETING WITH INVESTIGATORS, WEAVER RESIGNED FROM HER POSITION IN MARCH 2023. SHE THEN RESCINDED HER RESIGNATION DAYS LATER. WEAVER RESIGNED AGAIN ON AUGUST 30, 2023. BASED UPON THIS INVESTIGATION, WEAVER PLED GUILTY LAST WEEK TO ONE COUNT OF THEFT OF PROPERTY UNDER $1,000 IN THE MARSHALL COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT.

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