Smith told multiple Republican lawmakers in 2020 that “Matthew Phoenix and his associate, Candice, got tired of living in the Washington, D.C. area and decided to move back home to New Mexico, where Phoenix started Phoenix Solutions," prosecutors wrote.
Who's who in criminal trial of ex-Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his onetime top aide
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She said Cothren assured her she was doing nothing wrong and that she took no further action.
Former Tennessee Speaker Casada arrested in corruption probe
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