Cynthia Finch and her brothers leave court after a jury found her guilty on two counts of felony forgery and acquitted her of fabricating evidence.
Posted on 01/26/2011 4:38:34 PM PST by SmithL
KNOXVILLE - A Criminal Court jury this afternoon convicted former Knox County Community Services Director Cynthia Finch of two counts of felony forgery but acquitted her of fabricating evidence.
The jurors found she was guilty of forging an invoice for $1,759, a Class D felony punishable by two to four years in prison.
She also was convicted of forging an invoice under $500, a Class E felony that has a sentence of one to two years.
Special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood said sentencing would be set later.
The jury acquitted her of fabricating evidence.
The verdicts were returned after about four hours of deliberations.
An all-white jury of eight women and four men this morning began deliberating the fate of Finch, described by defense attorney Bob Jolley as the "highest-ranking black woman in Knox County government history" and sacrificial lamb for the sins of former Mayor Mike Ragsdale's administration in a scandal over questionable spending through the use of taxpayer-funded purchasing cards.
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What a stupid crime. I hope they throw the book at her.
Now that I saw her photo, that’s racist! s/
Thanks for the info.
Finch=Jailbird
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