NASHVILLE — About 20 Tennessee lawmakers received subpoenas Wednesday to testify in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Glen Casada and his ex-chief of staff, Cade Cothren.
The Tennessee Lookout obtained a copy of a subpoena and cover letter from one lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A federal marshal served the subpoenas on lawmakers during the second day of the 114th General Assembly session at the request of Nashville attorney Joy Boyd Longnecker and Cynthia Sherwood, the attorneys for Cothren. He and Casada face an April 22 trial on federal bribery and kickback charges involving state-funded constituent mailers run by a secretive vendor called Phoenix Solutions.
“In addition to the enclosed subpoena seeking your testimony in the defense’s case, you may be subpoenaed by the United States to testify in the government’s case,” Longnecker’s letter says.