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Amid Local And Federal Probes Into Lawmakers And Shady Campaign Vendors, State Rep. Sam Whitson Is Planning To Introduce Legislation That Could Tighten Disclosure Requirements And Do Much More, An Effort To Cut Out Criminal Activity.
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Only One State House Member Other Than Speaker Cameron Sexton Admitted Wednesday To Being Subpoenaed This Week To Testify Before A Federal Grand Jury.
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A Federal Grand Jury Has Subpoenaed Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton And Possibly Several Other Lawmakers In An Investigation Of Corruption In The Legislature.
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For The Second Time, Gov. Bill Lee Denied Knowledge Monday Of A National Guard Promotion Offer To Rep. John Mark Windle In Return For A Vote In Favor Of The Education Savings Account Bill In 2019.
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Two Legislative Staff Members Suspended Since An FBI Raid On The Cordell Hull Building In January 2021 Are Being Fired, Just Days After Rep. Robin Smith Resigned Her Post And Pleaded Guilty To Wire Fraud.
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According To Expense Reports For Republican Rep. Bruce Griffey Of Paris, He Paid $6,000 To Cattleya For Campaign Work In January 2019. According To A Review Of Griffey’s Campaign Finance Disclosures, The Payment Was The Largest Single Sum Of Money Griffey Spent During The 2020 Campaign Cycle.
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A Day After Resigning Her House Seat, Robin Smith Pleaded Guilty Tuesday To Honest Services Wire Fraud In Connection With An Illicit Campaign Vendor Set Up With Knowledge Of A Former House Speaker And Run By His Ex-Chief Of Staff.
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Former House Speaker Glen Casada Funded The 2018 Formation Of A New Mexico-Based Company That Could Have Been A Test Run For The Illicit Campaign Vendor Identified In A Federal Charge Against Resigned Rep. Robin Smith.
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Representative Robin Smith (R-Hixson-District 26), Representing Hamilton County In The Tennessee House Of Representatives Has Announced Her Immediate Resignation Following A Federal Indictment On Federal Wire Fraud Charges.
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Cade Cothren, Who Once Served As A Top Aide For Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, Opted Not To Show Before A State Ethics And Campaign Finance Panel On Wednesday.
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