Dec 01
Three People Have Been Indicted By A U.S. District Court Grand Jury In Greeneville For Allegedly Scheming To Submit False Crop Insurance Claims To The Government. Glenn Martin Jr. Of Limestone, His Ex-Wife Janet Garland Of Unicoi And Her Brother Joseph Matchett Of Washington County Are Charged With Conspiracy And Submitting False Crop Insurance Claims. Martin Also Is Charged With Concealing Assets During Bankruptcy. Martin Allegedly Arranged For Garland And Matchett To Become Tobacco Producers In 2009 And Agreed To Finance All Of The Farm’s Expenses Including Obtaining Crop Loss Insurance. Prosecutors Allege The Defendants Made False Statements And Reports. All Three Will Appear In Court Soon.