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Tennessee State Senator Charged with Stealing Federal Funds

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Tennessee state senator charged with stealing federal funds

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds received by a health care company she directed and using the money to pay for her wedding and other personal expenses, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
A criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday charges state Sen. Katrina Robinson with theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said in a news release.
Robinson, a Democrat elected to the General Assembly in 2018 from a Memphis district, is also the director of The Healthcare Institute, which provides training for jobs in the health care field, prosecutors said.
The Memphis-based school received received more than $2.2 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
From 2015 through 2019, Robinson stole more than $600,000 and used it to pay for her wedding and honeymoon, a 2016 Jeep Renegade for her daughter, travel and entertainment for her family, and an event for her state Senate campaign, prosecutors said.
She also used the money to pay for legal fees for her divorce, home improvements and a snow cone business operated by her children, prosecutors said.
The FBI searched the school and her home in February. FBI agents visited her home again on Tuesday, FBI spokesman Joel Siscovic said.
If convicted, Robinson faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison. Robinson would be up for re-election in 2022. . . .
 
May the fullest extent of the law land on her arse.
 
May the fullest extent of the law land on her arse.

Yep, it should be divided into as many separate felony counts as possible and the maximum sentence for each repeat (after the first conviction) subsequent conviction - with all sentences to run consecutively.
 
Over and over again we continue to see the audacity of elected people to think they can get away with this.

Is anyone honest in government? Perhaps they are just reflective of our society. I truly believe if your wallet falls out of your pocket it is a 50-50 chance the next person to come along will just pocket it.
 
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[FONT=&]Tennessee state senator charged with stealing federal funds[/FONT]

[FONT=&]MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds received by a health care company she directed and using the money to pay for her wedding and other personal expenses, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]A criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday charges state Sen. Katrina Robinson with theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said in a news release.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Robinson, a Democrat elected to the General Assembly in 2018 from a Memphis district, is also the director of The Healthcare Institute, which provides training for jobs in the health care field, prosecutors said.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]The Memphis-based school received received more than $2.2 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]From 2015 through 2019, Robinson stole more than $600,000 and used it to pay for her wedding and honeymoon, a 2016 Jeep Renegade for her daughter, travel and entertainment for her family, and an event for her state Senate campaign, prosecutors said.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]She also used the money to pay for legal fees for her divorce, home improvements and a snow cone business operated by her children, prosecutors said.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]The FBI searched the school and her home in February. FBI agents visited her home again on Tuesday, FBI spokesman Joel Siscovic said.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]If convicted, Robinson faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison. Robinson would be up for re-election in 2022. . . .[/FONT]

Another "hero" crossed off the list. Must be Trump's fault.

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Tennessee: We just arrested a local politician for stealing money!
Illinois politicians: Hold our beer...
 
Over and over again we continue to see the audacity of elected people to think they can get away with this.

Is anyone honest in government? Perhaps they are just reflective of our society. I truly believe if your wallet falls out of your pocket it is a 50-50 chance the next person to come along will just pocket it.

Especially in urban districts where voters will blindly vote for the same political party. You can be crooked as hell and maybe the feds will eventually nab you but most likely not.

And low info urban voters will vote for whoever keeps the money flowing
 
Especially in urban districts where voters will blindly vote for the same political party. You can be crooked as hell and maybe the feds will eventually nab you but most likely not.

And low info urban voters will vote for whoever keeps the money flowing

Do we really need to put up all the names over the past few years of politicians' hand caught in the cookie jar or the pants of a young intern?

It just isn't one particular party or area of the US. It is everywhere.
 
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