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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Tennessee state senator charged with stealing federal funds
2020-07-30
[SEATTLETIMES] 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.
Wow! Second paragraph
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 front man 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.

Posted by:Fred

#7  Wow! Second paragraph

Obviously a new hire on their editorial staff. Written counseling already on file.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-30 12:24  

#6  Tennessee state senator Katrina Robinson is accused of stealing $600,000 in federal grant money to pay for her wedding, honeymoon and divorce as well as treating her daughter to a Jeep
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-30 12:21  

#5  The orchard owner wanted to be judged by his pears.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-07-30 11:42  

#4  sign away their rights to a trial

I don't think the UCMJ fits.
Even with Ethics and IG they would still be judged by their peers who are just as crooked.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-30 11:38  

#3  "Do you know what this is?"

"It's a snow cone maker - that's what this is"
Posted by: Raj   2020-07-30 10:18  

#2  The Memphis-based school received received more than $2.2 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Her closing costs and associated fees were...27%. Pretty much he industry standard I suspect.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-07-30 07:00  

#1  Feature vs bug....

I've long opined that ANY govt official, prior to accepting a dime in salary, should sign away their rights to a trial while in office. Like the Samurai of feudal Japan, there is only one punishment. Preferably by a Samurai...
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2020-07-30 06:12  

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