dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, mˈʌlᵻnz bɪkˌeɪm ɛmbɹˈɔɪld ɪn ɐ skˈændəl wɛn ðə tˌɛnəsˈiː nˈæʃənəl bˈæŋk ʌv mˈɛmfɪs, wˌɛɹ ðə stˈeɪtz skˈuːl fˈʌnd hɐdbɪn dᵻpˈɑːzɪɾᵻd, fˈeɪld.
During the late 1860s, Mullins became embroiled in a scandal when the Tennessee National Bank of Memphis, where the state's school fund had been deposited, failed.