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Press Mention The Knoxville News Sentinel September 10, 2012

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy chief blasts embezzler as 'a parasite'

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SACE Executive Director Dr. Stephen Smith testified at a federal sentencing hearing for Cameron J. Potter, who embezzled over $400,000 from the nonprofit organization. Smith characterized Potter as a parasite who not only stole funds but damaged SACE's trust and reputation. The article covers the criminal proceedings against Potter at U.S. District Court.

In a very real sense, he was a parasite

Stephen A. Smith
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy chief blasts embezzler as 'a parasite'

September 11, 2012

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The Knoxville News Sentinel

| Updated September 11, 2012 at 10:14 a.m.

Cameron J. Potter didn't just steal more than $400,000 from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, he robbed the nonprofit's trust and sullied its reputation, its executive director said Monday.

"In a very real sense, he was a parasite," SACE Executive Director Dr. Stephen Smith told U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips at a sentencing hearing for Potter.