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Tanuki

(15,248 posts)
Tue Aug 23, 2022, 10:47 AM Aug 2022

Former TN House Speaker GOP Glen Casada and top aide indicted

https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2022/08/23/tennessee-former-house-speaker-glen-casada-top-aide-indicted

"Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff Cade Cothren were arrested Tuesday on federal charges.

An indictment accuses the men of using Casada's position in the legislature as part of a fraudulent scheme to pull money from the state.Casada served as house speaker in 2019.

Why it matters: The arrests, which follow a lengthy corruption investigation, cap a spectacular fall for one of the state's political titans and his top aide.

Zoom in: Both men face charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft from programs receiving federal funds, and bribery and kickbacks concerning programs receiving federal funds."...(more)

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Former TN House Speaker GOP Glen Casada and top aide indicted (Original Post) Tanuki Aug 2022 OP
Ah Gee musclecar6 Aug 2022 #1
Such a small return Geechie Aug 2022 #2

musclecar6

(1,884 posts)
1. Ah Gee
Tue Aug 23, 2022, 11:36 AM
Aug 2022


What a shame. I’ll bet it was some of the same FBI that planted evidence on those two fine upstanding citizens of Tennessee, just like they did on Donny dip shit down in Florida.

Geechie

(924 posts)
2. Such a small return
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 09:19 AM
Aug 2022
In 2020, these companies and Phoenix solutions received approximately $51,947 from the State in payments associated with the mailer program.


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