Tennessee Speaker Cade Cothren arrested probe

Cade Cothren now faces up to 20 years in federal prison on charges of fraud, theft, and bribery

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Cade CothrenThree years after he resigned from the staff of the House of Representatives amid a texting scandal involving racist and sexist messages, Cothren was arrested

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Cade Cothren, Prosecutors allege he established Phoenix Solutions under a false identity in coordination with his one-time boss

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Cade Cothren, former House Speaker R-Franklin, and another former state representative, also admitted to cocaine use in legislative posts before jigging down

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Cade Cothren, The trio allegedly curried business from General Assembly lawmakers and siphoned off profits from the firm

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Cade Cothren knew a Cothren-backed firm would not pass muster at the General Assembly

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Cade Cothren, prosecutors allege the duo worked with Smith to conceal Cothren's involvement while soliciting lawmakers for business

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