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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A judge sentenced former Sen. Katrina Robinson to time served with no fine and one year of supervised release Friday evening. Several character witnesses testified at the hearing and the judge received 57 letters of support for Robinson. In a statement, Robinson said “Since 2015, I have lived and breathed THI. Offenses are […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Tennessee senate committee found probable cause to remove Sen. Katrina Robinson from office Thursday following her conviction in a federal wire fraud case.   Sen. Katrina Robinson’s future in office is question nearly two weeks after being acquitted on two charges. Robinson (D-Memphis) is appearing before the Senate Ethics Committee after two complaints […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Senate voted 27-5 Wednesday to accept an ethics committee report that would remove Sen. Katrina Robinson of Memphis from her office. The Associated Press reports it is the body’s first time to expel a member since at least the Civil War. Sen. Ferrell Haile read the complaint to the Republican-controlled […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The Senate Committee has found probable cause for the removal of Sen. Katrina Robinson from her position following her federal convictions. UPDATE: The Ethics Committee has voted 4 to 1 to move forward with a Senate hearing to determine whether or not Sen. Robinson’s action constitute an ethics violation. Sen. Jack Johnson on […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge acquitted state Sen. Katrina Robinson of two charges after her conviction in a federal wire fraud case last year, but denied acquittal on two other charges. Judge Sheryl Lipman, in a ruling filed Thursday, also denied Robinson’s request for a new trial. Robinson, who operates a nursing school in Cordova […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge has dismissed federal charges against state Sen. Katrina Robinson in a money-laundering case, one of two cases she faced this year. Judge Sheryl Lipman dismissed an indictment from January involving an alleged wire fraud scheme involving tuition payments at her nursing school in Cordova. According to court documents, the state […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A big part of Katrina Robinson’s case is the sheer number of documents attorneys must go through, and Wednesday morning, the judge told attorneys they needed to work harder to share information before court proceedings start every day. We were there as Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson walked into federal court again this morning. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A growing chorus is pushing back against Tennessee Republicans seeking to oust three House Democrats for using a bullhorn to shout support for pro-gun control protesters in the House chamber, while the GOP has previously resisted removing its own members even when weighing criminal allegations. Most recently, the Republican-controlled Statehouse declined […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Opening statements were heard Tuesday in the theft and embezzlement case of Tennessee state Sen. Katrina Robinson, who is accused of using hundreds of thousands of dollars that was supposed to go to her certified nursing school on various personal expenses like home improvements and vacations. We caught Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After two and a half weeks of testimony and even taking the stand herself claiming her innocence, a jury now must make a decision in the Katrina Robinson fraud case. Closing arguments ended around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening. However, the jury elected to go home for the evening and return Thursday morning […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Rep. London Lamar was selected by the Shelby County Commission on Thursday to serve as Interim Senator for the state of Tennessee, District 33, completing the term vacated by former state Sen. Katrina Robinson. Lamar (D-Memphis) will vacate her House District 91 seat to serve in the appointed Senate role. Regardless […]