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FAMILY OF GEORGE THACKER SUES GOV’T FOR ALLOWING HIM TO DIE IN PRISON

.   The family of George Thacker, the former Rhea County executive who was sentenced to prison after his guilty plea in a federal fraud case and died in prison, has filed a federal lawsuit after his death on December 26, 2022. Thacker was sentenced to 33 months in prison and fined more than $665,000, to be followed by three years of probation for his crime. According to the legal firm representing the family, prison officials ignored his repeate…
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Crossville News First broke the news in on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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