Katrina Robinson allegedly used the funds for personal expenses — including her wedding, honeymoon and later divorce — as well as a campaign event, according to a criminal complaint.
A Tennessee state senator has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal grant money and using it to pay for campaign events and personal expenses, including her wedding, honeymoon and subsequent divorce, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The senator, Katrina Robinson, 39, faces counts of theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
The money in question was intended to fund a nurse training program at a vocational school run by Ms. Robinson, but instead was siphoned off to add to her salary, help fund her other businesses and pay personal expenses, among other things, according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.
In addition to serving as a state senator, Ms. Robinson, a Memphis Democrat elected in 2018 who represents Shelby County, is director of The Healthcare Institute, a for-profit college that provides training programs for certified nursing assistant, phlebotomist and licensed practical nursing. Ms. Robinson, a registered nurse, founded the school in 2015, according to its website.
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Damn, didn’t take her very long on the job before stealing to start a foundation. At that speed she would have had a library in no time.
ReplyDeletePost it punks....
ReplyDeleteAnd so arrogant that she refuses to step down.
ReplyDeleteHubris at its finest.
She probably thinks she’s entitled and that “the man is pickin on me cuz I’m a black woman”
There goes that privelege again
Robinson, a Memphis democrat ...nothing more needs to be said.
ReplyDeleteWell that's sure odd that it's a democrat. They never commit these scandals. I am shocked
ReplyDeleteSounds like a PG or Baltimore County politician.
ReplyDeleteNotice that you need to get to paragraph 5 of this New York Slimes article before the mention that she's a dumbocrat?
ReplyDeleteOnly one of many.
ReplyDeleteNorthwest Woodsman : No doubt another corrupt negro. Almost always unable to resist their temptation because of their impulsiveness and inability to foresee consequences of their actions. A common trait that frequently surfaces when placed in positions of authority and taxpayer money in involved. Refute that truth if you are able.
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