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Ex-Tennessee Rep. Robin Smith sentenced to 8 months in prison in corruption case plea deal
Robin Smith received an eight-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that diverted $52,000 in taxpayer funds through a fake company.
- In Nashville federal court, Judge Eli Richardson sentenced former state Rep. Robin Smith to eight months and ordered her to report by January 5.
- Government prosecutors said Phoenix Solutions received roughly $52,000 in taxpayer money from a lawmaker mailer program, and prosecutors say the goal was to launch more lucrative business.
- Prosecutors say a `Matthew Phoenix` signature appeared on an IRS tax document, and an associate was portrayed by Casada's then-girlfriend, according to court evidence.
- Testifying earlier this year at the public corruption trial, a May jury found Glen Casada guilty of 17 charges and Cade Cothren guilty on all 19, while U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson sentenced Casada to three years and Cothren to two and a half years.
- Amid her plea deal, Robin Smith, former state Representative, resigned her seat while testifying the scheme aimed to conceal operators due to the `radioactive` scandal.
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The Political InsiderEx-tennessee Rep. Robin Smith Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison in Corruption Case Plea Deal
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A former state lawmaker whose testimony under a plea deal about a taxpayer-funded mail business scheme helped prosecutors land the conviction of a former Tennessee House speaker has been sentenced to eight months in prison. Former state Rep. Robin Smith, a Republican who had pleaded guilty to one count of honest services wire fraud more than 3 1/2 years ago, said during her sentencing hearing that she had “failed the trust of th…
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Ex-Tennessee Rep. Robin Smith sentenced to 8 months in prison in corruption case plea deal
A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business. Former Rep.
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