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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee invited Tennesseans to take advantage of back-to-school savings during this weekend’s July 28-30 traditional sales tax holiday.

Knoxville, Tenn. - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to last week’s guilty plea of Jimmy Allen Ball, Jr., former owner of Snappy Tomato Pizza in Knoxville. Judge Steven W. Sword accepted Ball’s guilty plea to theft of property and two counts of violating Tennessee revenue laws. The charges stemmed from Ball’s failure to report taxable sales at the former business. Ball was sentenced to six years of probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount $69,401.88.

MEMPHIS -The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of 70-year-old Neil Thomas Heins in Memphis.

NASHVILLE – Join the Department of Revenue on July 25 at 9 am Central time for a free webinar to discuss recent legislative changes to laws involving taxes administered by or affecting the Tennessee Department of Revenue.

Springfield, TN - A Springfield businessman is guilty of theft after filing false sales tax returns. The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Friday’s guilty plea of Bruce M. Head, President of Stewart Williams Company, Inc., in Springfield. Judge Robert T. Bateman accepted Head’s guilty plea to one count of theft over $10,000. Head was ordered to pay $255,601.00 in restitution to the Department and placed him on five-years’ probation. Head’s guilty plea stemmed from charges he filed false sale tax returns from December 2014 through August 2017 on behalf of the Stewart Williams Company.

NASHVILLE - Join the Department of Revenue on July 12 at 8:30 am Central time for a free webinar specifically designed for new businesses.

GALLATIN, Tenn. - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation which led to the indictment and arrest of Peter Lewis Bush. Revenue special agents arrested Bush at his home in Gallatin. His bond was set at $10,000.

NASHVILLE - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Teresa Lynn McCandless Overton.

NASHVILLE - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Richard Allen Davis. Davis, age 58, is the managing partner of pizza chain, Music City Pieworks, doing business as Pie Five Pizza.

SAVANNAH, Tenn. - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Wednesday’s arrest of Hardin County Clerk Jeanette Stricklin and Deputy Clerk Kimberly Wilkerson.

NASHVILLE -- Join the Department of Revenue on June 27 at 9 am Central time for a free webinar to discuss state tax issues for Tennessee’s hospitality industry.