Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his chief of staff Cade Cothren had been found guilty of more than a dozen corruption charges.

Prosecutors sought a term of imprisonment as long as 10 years.

Cade Cothren, former chief of staff to Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, was sentenced Sept. 16 to two and a half years in prison for corruption tied to a political mailer scheme. He was convicted of using a fake identity to conceal his involvement in securing state contracts.

In addition to 30 months in prison, Cothren received one year of supervised release and a $25,000 fine.

Casada will be sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Former state Rep. Robin Smith, an alleged co-conspirator who pleaded guilty and testified against the men at the trial, will be sentenced Oct. 24.

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