ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) have obtained an indictment for a Springfield man in connection to the theft of more than a quarter of a million dollars from his former employer.
TBI Agents began investigating David Kent Vaughn (DOB 4-27-68) on November 14, 2017. Agents discovered that from approximately February 2016 through October 2017, while working as an employee of R.E. West Transportation Company in Ashland City, Vaughn stole funds by using company credit cards for unapproved purchases and writing electronic checks for cash under false pretenses.
On March 6, 2018, the Cheatham County Grand Jury returned an indictment, charging Vaughn with one count of theft over $250,000.
He was arrested and booked into the Cheatham County Jail on $76,000 bond.