An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Andrew Woodbury, the former Assistant Director of the Hamilton County Schools Department of School Nutrition (HCSN).
Investigators determined that between October 2021 and February 2022, Woodbury circumvented the Hamilton County School’s property disposal process by opening up an unauthorized GovDeals online marketplace account to sell HCSN surplus property assets. The sale proceeds from this account were directly deposited into Woodbury’s personal bank account.
According to the Comptroller’s Office, Woodbury received more than $2,300 through the sales; however, the surplus property was valued by HCSN officials at over $12,000.
Woodbury stated he also sold personal items and items taken from HCSN dumpsters through the unauthorized GovDeals account.
Andrew Woodbury was suspended in February 2022 and terminated the following April. The Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted Woodbury for one count of theft of property over $2,500, one count of forgery, one count of misrepresenting information to a state auditor, and one count of official misconduct.