Recovery Court Audit

The General Sessions Recovery Court was audited in the aftermath of former Judge Casey Moreland's indictment. As a member of the Metro Audit Committee, I received the audit report when it was issued last Friday. It usually takes several days for Metro to get it posted online. As of this afternoon, it wasn't posted yet...so I am posting it here.

Among other things, the report found that the Recovery Court paid some travel expense for the staff of non-Metropolitan Nashville Government entities. The report says: "Specifically, airline fares for employees of the Davison County Drug Court Foundation were paid for by the General Sessions Recovery Court. The Davidson County Drug Court Foundation subsequently reimbursed $1,780 to the Metropolitan Nashville Government for these expenditures." Another $8,868 was not reimbursed until recently.

I have asked Metro Audit if they have a schedule of the names of the people for whom travel was paid, the company/entity with which they were affiliated, the destination, and the dates of travel. Metro Audit is checking with Metro Legal to see if those work papers may be released. I think it is important for Metro to continue to take a lead role in shining a light on how these funds were used, and how the Davidson County Drug Court Foundation interacted financially with the General Sessions Recovery Court while under the watch of Judge Moreland.