Tennessee Sees Increase Of Elder Financial Abuse

Wire Fraud And Other Forms Of Elder Financial Abuse Continue To Impact Large Numbers Of Seniors Across Tennessee. According To The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, In 2021 Alone, More Than $32.5 Million Were Scammed From Seniors In Financial Scams.

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Department Of Justice Cracks Down On Public Officials Involved In COVID Relief Fraud

Authorities Are Rounding Up Public Officials Who Fraudulently Obtained COVID Relief Funds And Used Them For Personal Purchases. They Estimate That Nearly $80 Billion Of The $800 Billion That Was Given To Individuals Who Used The Money To Pay For Vacations, High End Houses, And Luxury Cars.

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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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Third East Tennessee Woman Charged With Fraud For Misuse Of Federal COVID Funds

A Maryville Woman Who Claimed She Needed Covid Emergency Relief Funding To Keep Her Christian Ministry Afloat Instead Used The Money To Fund A Trip To Disney, Buy Land, Two Trucks And A Travel Trailer And Pay Off Her Student Loans, Court Records Show.

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Tennessee Hospice Nurse Charged With Fraud And Identity Theft

A Hospice Nurse Was Arrested And Charged With Fraud And Identity Theft For Her Role In Defrauding Pharmacies Throughout Middle Tennessee And Stealing The Identities Of Six Patients And Physicians With The Intent Of Distributing Controlled Drugs.

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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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Smith Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Charges Connected To Shadowy Campaign Vendor

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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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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Professor Accused Of Hiding Ties To China Reinstated At Tennessee University

Anming Hu, A Nanotechnology Expert, Has Been Reinstated With Tenure To His Position At The University Of Tennessee At Knoxville. Hu Was Accused Of Hiding The Fact That He Worked A Summer Job At The Beijing University Of Technology At The Same Time That He Was Receiving Research Grants From NASA.

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