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Former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada on Tuesday was sentenced to three years in federal prison, fined $30,000 and given one year of supervised release for his participation in the Phoenix Solutions kickback scheme. He maintains his innocence and plans to appeal.

Judge Eli Richardson commented that the U.S. Court of Appeals would likely take a “close look” at whether Casada’s conduct violated federal statutes, and that he might have a good case. However, Richardson also said there was “no question at all” that Casada’s actions were “pretty crum

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