Ed. note: This article was originally published on February 8, 2022. It was updated on April 3, 2025. We have been informed the individual named here had all charges dropped and expunged, therefore we have removed his name from this reporting by request.
Today’s “Accountant Behaving Badly” comes via a tip from a reader. Usually public accounting firm partners get into trouble for insider trading, participating in some elaborate fraud, or sexually harassing a subordinate. But a large accounting firm partner got himself into trouble for allegedly going on a rampage after getting kicked out of a Nashville pub a little before 10:30 p.m. on New Year’s Day for being disorderly.
The website Scoop Nashville reported:
As he left [the Corner Pub in Green Hills], police say security video shows him walking to an employee’s vehicle and letting the air out of a tire before he opens the fuel tank door and urinating inside the tank. Not quite done, he breaks off the fuel door and strikes the vehicle with a drill multiple times. He was identified using security camera footage and tracing his purchase to the debit card he used at the bar that night.
The damage [he] reportedly inflicted on that pub employee’s car totaled about $1,570, according to Scoop Nashville. After the repair bill was filed and the investigation was completed, a warrant was issued for [his] arrest. He was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on Jan. 25 and charged with felony vandalism. He posted a $2,000 cash bond and was released, Scoop Nashville reported.
[The accounting firm the individual was a partner at at the time of incident] provided us with the following statement this morning:
We have been informed of an incident involving [individual]. Our Legal and People & Culture teams are working with [him] while this is being investigated. We cannot comment on his ongoing personal legal matters. [The firm] remains committed to providing quality services to our clients.
[Details of the individual’s CV removed]
Four different national firms, including 3 of the Big 4. Something tells me this isn’t this guy’s first infraction.