Former House Speaker Glenn Casada and his former aide attorneys allegeans argue that the prosecutors were unable to carry over evidence that could raise questions about the credibility of key witnesses in the charges of corruption against them.

Casada and Cade Koren, former Chief of Staff of Casada, are scheduled to go to trial on April 22nd. Federal bribery and kickback fees.

Pretrial motion filed Thursday asks US District Judges Eli Richardson will force federal prosecutors to disclose information he owns about now retired Sexton and Connie Ridley. Director of Legislative Management. Both are expected to serve as witnesses to the prosecutors.

“The lawyers reasonably believe that the prosecutors have material and information that significantly undermine the credibility of these witnesses,” the motion stated. “The material may include investigative reports, memorandums, and witness interview notes.”

The legal filing admitted that the prosecutor took over some information about Sexton, citing March 4 disclosures from the prosecutor. The information was not made public and prosecutors had no comment.

The disclosure “confirmed that Sexton was actively involved and communicated with the FBI prior to the Phoenix Solution,” the defence motion said. The allegations cited Twitter, and are now renamed X, and news stories about Sexton support their claim that prosecutors may be withheld information.

Cade Koren claims he helped Cameron Sexton win the TN Speaker race before the charges

Phoenix Solutions was a campaign consulting company that prosecutors claimed to be secretly run by Cothren. Prosecutors said that Casada oversaw business from Republican House members.

Sexton was open about working with the FBI, but Thursday’s submission is the first notice the House Speaker was working with the federal government prior to the creation of Phoenix.

A Sexton spokesman mentioned the 2021 statement, saying Sexton is working with federal authorities.

Casada and Koren were charged in 2022 with bribery, kickback and conspiracy charges of committing money laundering for their role in Phoenix Solutions.

Phoenix Solutions was registered as a limited liability company in Santa Fe, New Mexico in December 2019. Sexton was then elected Speaker of the House.

The vendor received more than $202,000 in payments from House Republicans. FBI agents stormed the office in January 2021 on the legislative building of Cordell Hull and the homes of three lawmakers, including Casada.

Since the pair’s indictment, Koslen has argued that his reputation has been very corrupted after being fired amid a racist, sexist text messaging scandal that sets out a solution for Phoenix and runs it under the name “Matthew Phoenix.” 2023, Koren I submitted a request To summon a record of subpoenasties for Verizon Communications and Confide Inc., a cryptographic messaging service, to demonstrate communication between him and Sexton in 2019 and 2020.

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