Former Tennessee House Speaker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Legislative Mail Scheme

Former Tennessee House Speaker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Legislative Mail Scheme
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada arrives at the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., on May 9, 2025. George Walker IV/AP Photo
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A former Tennessee House speaker was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison after being convicted in a scheme with a onetime aide to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers after scandals drove the two out of their top leadership roles.

U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson in Nashville handed down the sentence for former Republican Rep. Glen Casada, a court document shows. Casada’s former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted in the case and received a 2.5-year prison sentence last week.