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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 30, 2021

A federal jury today found state Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, guilty of four counts of wire fraud, The Tennessee Journal reports. The jury deliberated for five hours. After federal Judge Sheryl Lipman dismissed 15 counts that prosecutors had sought to bring against Robinson, the jury was left to consider five: one count of wire fraud related to $2,326 paid to an artist through a booking agent, one count of wire fraud related to $1,158 that went to a wedding makeup artist, and three counts of wire fraud related to fraudulent representations in her 2017, 2018 and 2019 annual performance reports. The jury acquitted Robinson of any wrongdoing with regard to the 2018 report. Sentencing is scheduled for January.