Gentry Crowell

Gentry Crowell

Gentry Crowell (died 1989) was a Tennessee Secretary of State whose office was a target of investigation in Operation Rocky Top and committed suicide during the investigation.

A Democrat, Crowell served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 1970s and was head of the House Democratic Caucus.Ronald Smothers, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DB1F3AF93BA15752C0A966958260 Tennessee Republicans See an Election Weapon in State's Bingo Scandal] , "The New York Times", January 28, 1990] He was elected Secretary of State by the state legislature, took office in 1977, and continued in that position until his death.

The Secretary of State's office was a target of investigation for Operation Rocky Top, due to staff involvement in a public corruption scandal involving fund-raising irregularities and fraudulent charity bingo operations, but Crowell was not indicted in the investigation. He died in December 1989 after shooting himself in the mouth with a .38-caliber pistol.

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