An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working with assistance from the Tennessee Department of Treasury and Finance and Administration, has revealed a scheme by Amy Anglea, of Waverly, to defraud the State of Tennessee of at least $354,482.10.

Anglea’s husband, Charles Anglea, was reported missing in 2010. At the time of his disappearance, he was receiving health insurance and pension benefits from the state.

Investigators determined that after her husband’s disappearance, Amy Anglea repeatedly falsified government documents and signed her husband’s name, which has allowed her to continue to receive his benefits for years.

Anglea misappropriated $238,688.54 in state pension benefits and $115,793.56 in health insurance benefits up through December 2023.

In February 2024, the Humphreys County Grand Jury indicted Amy Anglea on one count of theft of property over $250,000, one count of forgery, one count of destruction, tampering, or fabrication of a government record, and one count of identity theft.

To view the investigative report, go here.