Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-206: False statements - Felony

(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make, utter or publish a false statement of substance or aid or abet another person in making, uttering or publishing a false statement of substance for the purpose of influencing the authority to make a loan or deposit to finance an agricultural enterprise or to purchase a loan that finances an agricultural enterprise.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class E felony.