Former Tennessee Police Chief Indicted on Illegal Voter Registration, Perjury Charges
Former Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy was indicted on 17 felony and misdemeanor charges one day after she resigned from the position.
Murphy has been charged with six counts of official misconduct, three counts of forgery, three counts of perjury, three counts of false entry in governmental records, one count of false entry on official registration or election documents, and one count of illegal voter registration.
Murphy had been under investigation since March over allegations that she did not reside in Chattanooga.
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“During the investigation, agents determined Murphy knowingly entered false information on several government documents related to establishing residency in Chattanooga,
