BREAKING: Former Rhea County Executive George Thacker is sentenced to 33 months in prison, with a 3-year probation period and a requirement to pay back the $665,600 he took from PPE loans. Thacker plead guilty to investing CARES Act funds into a personal Coinbase account.

Thacker now has 60 days to surrender himself to authorities. Thacker expressed remorse for his actions, saying, “I wish I could make smart decisions all the time, I meant to pay the loan back eventually, I’m truly very sorry.” More: newschannel9.com/news/local/for…