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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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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Lee Signs Tennessee Campaign Finance Reform Bill Into Law With Reporting Requirements For Nonprofits
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Campaign Finance Reform Bill On Friday That Adds Reporting Requirements For Political Action Committees, Political Candidates And Some Nonprofits.
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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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NRA & Conservative Watchdogs Sound Alarm Over McNally’s Incumbent Protection Bill
The National Rifle Association (NRA) And Tennessee Conservative Watchdog Groups See Many Potential Issues That Could Arise Due To The Legislation And Have Voiced Their Concerns To The Tennessee Conservative And Lawmakers Alike.
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House Speaker, Lawmakers Get Federal Subpoenas In Corruption Probe
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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Speaker Firing Two Suspended Employees Linked To FBI Investigation
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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Rep Robin Smith Resigns After Federal Indictment On Federal Wire Fraud Charges [Update 3.8.22]
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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