The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office has completed an investigation into a local businessman’s sales of surplus mobile homes that were once used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as temporary housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Scott Allen Raines

      Scott Allen Raines, 42, of Kile Lake Road, was indicted during the August session of the Bradley County Grand Jury on one count of theft over $10,000. 

      Investigation conducted by the BCSO Criminal Investigations Division revealed Raines, through his company Raines Mobile Home Transport, purchased surplus mobile homes and then advertised them for sale through Internet sites. The charges stem from the sale of two units for a total of $23,000 that he failed to deliver to a buyer as scheduled in mid July.  

   Raines turned himself in at the Judicial Center on Tuesday.  He was released after posting a bond of $10,000.