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Judge spares Tennessee lawmaker prison time in corruption case where Trump pardoned ex-speaker, aide
Robin Smith's sentence was reduced to probation after cooperating in a corruption case that led to convictions later overturned by presidential pardons, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson in Nashville, Tenn. reduced former state Rep. Robin Smith's prison sentence to one year of probation, reversing her scheduled eight-month term.
- Smith's cooperation led prosecutors to convictions of Glen Casada and Cade Cothren, who a jury found guilty and were pardoned by President Donald Trump about two weeks after Smith’s late October sentencing.
- Prosecutors detailed the Phoenix Solutions scheme where Cade Cothren, Glen Casada, and Robin Smith claimed `Matthew Phoenix` ran the company that received roughly $52,000 in taxpayer funds.
- Smith's legal team argued for probation as a `manifest injustice` would otherwise result; the U.S. Attorney's Office supported probation in these `narrow circumstances`, and Ben Rose said a pardon would resolve probation and restitution issues.
- The case arose after Glen Casada's resignation following a no-confidence vote, with Cade Cothren stepping down amid allegations and Robin Smith resigning in early 2022 during the trial last year.
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Judge spares Tennessee lawmaker prison time in corruption case where Trump pardoned ex-speaker, aide
A federal judge has reduced a prison sentence to probation for a former Tennessee lawmaker whose testimony helped land convictions of the former state House speaker and his onetime aide.
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