October 3 Trial Date Set For Former Speaker Glen Casada And Aide Cade Cothren
A Trial Date Has Been Set For October 3 In The Bribery And Kickback Scheme Involving Former House Speaker Glen Casada And His Aide Cade Cothren.
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Cade Cothren Claims He Helped Cameron Sexton Win TN Speaker’s Race Before Indictment
A Former House Speaker’s Chief Of Staff — Under Federal Indictment On Bribery And Kickback Charges — Claims He Helped Cameron Sexton Win The Speakership In 2019 Before Being Paid Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars Through A Shadowy Campaign Vendor.
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Federal Judge Delays Sentencing Of Ex-State Rep. Robin Smith Until 2024
According To A Court Order Issued Last Wednesday, Former State Representative Robin Smith Will Not Face Criminal Sentencing For Her Role In A Scheme To Defraud State Lawmakers Through Taxpayer Funded Mailers Until January 2024 “At The Very Earliest.”
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Sentencing Hearing Delayed To Allow Former Rep. Robin Smith to Testify in Casada Trial
A Federal Judge Agreed To Grant A Temporary Delay For The Sentencing Hearing Of Former State Representative Robin Smith Until January 30, 2023. The Delay Was Approved So She Can Testify Against Former House Speaker Glen Casada.
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TN Legislative Mailer Allowance Was At Center Of Casada, Cothren Arrests
Tennessee Law Allows For Incumbent Legislators To Spend Up To $3,000 Annually For Postage And Printing Of Items Sent To Constituents. The Representatives Are Then Allowed To Spend More Than That Out Of Their Own Political Campaign Funds. Those Rules Are At The Center Of Tuesday’s Arrest Of Former House Speaker Glen Casada And His Chief Of Staff Cade Cothren On Federal Charges Of A Political Mailer Conspiracy. The Indictment States That, Because Tennessee Receives More Than $10,000 From The Federal Government, That The Alleged Conspiracy Used Federal Funds.
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Former Tennessee Speaker And His Chief Of Staff Plead Not Guilty To 20 Federal Charges
Glen Casada, Former Tennessee House Speaker, And Cade Cothren Who Once Worked As His Chief Of Staff Entered Not Guilty Pleas On Tuesday In Front Of A U.S. Magistrate After Being Arrested By FBI Agents That Morning.
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Registry Delves Into Fire-Hall Check-Cashing Complaint Against State Rep. Paul Sherrell
The Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance Is Looking Into A Complaint That State Rep. Paul Sherrell Wrote Checks From His Campaign Account To Local Fire Halls And Asked For Cash Back, Potentially Pocketing It While Campaigning This Year.
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TN Legislature Reaches Agreement On Campaign Finance Reporting Bill
Tennessee’s Legislature Came To A Compromise On A Campaign Finance Reporting Bill That Will Add Requirements For Political Action Committees, Political Candidates And Some Nonprofits.
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Registry Board Seeks Order On Cothren’s Subpoena Objection
The Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance Is Requesting A Court Order Requiring Cade Cothren To Explain Why He Refused To Show Up When Subpoenaed To Testify About A Political Action Committee.
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FBI Expediting TN House Corruption Investigation
Although 10-12 People Are Believed To Have Been Subpoenaed As Part Of The Federal Investigation Into The Use Of The Bogus Company, Reporters Have Been Able To Find Only Three Who Would Admit It This Week, Including Cameron Sexton, Esther Helton And Bud Hulsey. Paul Sherrell And Jason Zachary Would Not Comment.
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