Tennessee prosecutors group suspends longtime director
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee prosecutors have suspended their longtime executive director following allegations that he orchestrated a deal to help Nashville’s district attorney boost his pension.
WTVF-TV (http://bit.ly/1LDT0hg ) reports that the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference voted to suspend executive director Wally Kirby for one month without pay. The District Attorneys General Conference gives advice to district attorneys around the state.
The suspension comes after revelations that Davidson County District Attorney General Glenn Funk was allowed to take a position as a part-time prosecutor at the conference before he was sworn in as Nashville’s district attorney in September. Funk was in private practice at the time.
Kirby said he did not do anything wrong. Funk said the conference offered him a job, and he did the job and worked within the system.
