NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Metro Nashville employee has been indicted for reportedly stealing more than $62,000 of public money, using the funds for personal trips to Europe and other expenses.

Mark Eatherly, the former Deputy Executive Director of the Metro Human Relations Commission, took trips to the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. He paid for rideshares, cell phone bills, and food delivery services all with Nashville taxpayer money, according to the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury’s Office.

Investigation began after large transfers raised questions

People started to raise concerns about large money transfers from the commission.

“$95,000 to an organization, $45,000 to another one, questions started coming up, like why is this mone

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