TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 3, 2021

Prosecutors in the fraud and money laundering suits against Tennessee state Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, have asked the court to move the trial from Memphis to Jackson, the Daily Memphian reports. Barring moving the trial, the prosecution has asked for a jury pool from outside of Shelby County. According to court filings, prosecutors made their request due to Robinson’s recent statements that the case is being prosecuted for political and racist ends. Robinson also has allegedly encouraged supporters to “pack the courtroom” and “shut the entire city down” during the trial. Robinson faces federal charges of stealing, intentionally misapplying for funding, federal wire fraud, and money laundering in two separate cases both related to her nursing school. The trial is scheduled to start Sept. 13. Read more from Fox 13 local news.