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Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 23, 2022

Former House Speaker Glen Casada and his one-time Chief of Staff Cade Cothren were indicted Tuesday on 20 federal charges ranging from money laundering to bribery, the Tennessean reports. The pair pleaded not guilty this morning during a hearing in federal court. Casada and Cothren stand accused of running a shadowy political consulting firm under a fake name to solicit General Assembly business and siphon off kickbacks for personal gain. Charges include theft from programs receiving federal funds, bribery and kickbacks, honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, using a fictitious name to carry out a fraud and money laundering. The charges could carry up to 20 years in prison. The Tennessee Journal has the entire federal indictment.