前TN House议长Glen Casada和因公共腐败案件被定罪的前工作人员。 Former TN House Speaker Glen Casada and ex-staff member convicted in public corruption case.

前田纳西州众议院议长Glen Casada和他的前参谋长Cade Cothren被联邦陪审团以公共腐败罪名定罪。 Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, have been convicted by a federal jury on charges of public corruption. 两人分别被判犯有 17 项和 19 项罪名，罪名是在丑闻导致他们的政治垮台后，一项旨在从州立法者那里获得纳税人资助的邮件业务的计划。 The duo were found guilty of 17 and 19 charges, respectively, for a scheme to secure taxpayer-funded mail business from state lawmakers after scandals led to their political downfall. 这笔费用涉及 " 凤凰号解决方案 " 的创建,这是一家在2020年从国家收到约52 000美元的邮递服务公司。 The charges involve the creation of Phoenix Solutions, a firm that received about $52,000 from the state in 2020 for mailer services. 定罪是在Robin Smith作证之后作出的,Robin Smith曾对一项与阴谋有关的指控认罪。 The conviction follows testimony from Robin Smith, who previously pleaded guilty to one charge related to the scheme.