web01.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 21:44:26 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Campaign Fraud” https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/campaign%20fraud Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:15:00 -0400 A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. en-us episodic maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics. The Muck Podcast A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. yes The Muck Podcast themuckpodcast@gmail.com Episode 140: Love It, Hate It | Jarod Calkins and Glen Casada https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep140-loveithateit abe951a2-eed0-4296-abb5-d4c74a9b1ce4 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:15:00 -0400 The Muck Podcast full 3 The Muck Podcast 1:06:35 yes Tina and Hillary cover former district county judge Jarod Calkins and former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada. Tina’s Story Jarod Calkins earned a seat as Monroe County’s First District Judge in 2014. BUT when he gets caught paying for sex workers, he finds himself on the other side of the bench. Hillary’s Story Glen Casada wielded great political power throughout his political career in Tennessee and found himself embroiled in several scandals. BUT when funnels money into a slush fund to line his own pockets, he finally has to face the music. Sources Tina's Story Ballotpedia Jarod Michael Calkins (https://ballotpedia.org/Jarod_Michael_Calkins) Deadline Detroit Judge Ends Up On Wrong Side Of The Bench, Charged With Paying Hookers (https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/19457/judge_ends_up_on_wrong_side_of_the_bench_charged_with_paying_hookers) Detroit Free Press Monroe County judge charged with transporting, paying prostitute (https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/09/monroe-county-judge-charged-transporting-paying-prostitute/412692002/) Fox 47 News Former Monroe County judge to be sentenced in prostitution case (https://www.fox47news.com/news/former-monroe-county-judge-to-be-sentenced-in-prostitution-case?_amp=true) Michigan Live Michigan judge accused of hiring prostitutes for violent sex (https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2018/03/detroit-area_judge_charged_aft.html) The Monroe News Calkins sentenced for violent acts related to prostitution (https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/bedford/2018/11/30/calkins-sentenced-for-violent-acts/7979423007/)--by Caitlin Taylor Boron Patch Michigan Judge Gets Prison Time In 'Sexual Torture' Case (https://patch.com/michigan/detroit/watch-michigan-judge-sentenced-prostitution)--by Jessica Strachan Scribd Victim Statements - Calkins, Jarod - Sentencing Memorandum With Exhibits (https://www.scribd.com/document/394420340/Victim-Statements-Calkins-2c-Jarod-Sentencing-Memorandum-With-Exhibits) State of Michigan Calkins Affidavit (https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2018/march/Calkins_affidavit_complaint.pdf?rev=113ef71743e343709ed06b062d98e374) Felony Complaint Jarod Michale Calkins (https://www.docdroid.net/FXUeeSH/jarod-calkins-pdf) Toledo Blade Ex-Monroe Co. judge headed to prison after paying women for sex (https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2018/11/29/jarod-calkins-to-be-sentenced-for-hiring-prostitutes-on-tinder-okcupid/stories/20181129131)--by Alexandria Mester WTOL 11 Ex-Monroe Co. judge pleads guilty to 4 felony counts (https://www.wtol.com/article/news/ex-monroe-co-judge-pleads-guilty-to-4-felony-counts/512-a0bae4e0-bf82-4d27-b8b6-770f2a298dbb) Photos Jarod Culkins (https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/300/Jarod_Calkins.jpg)--via Ballotpedia Jarod Culkins at Sentencing (https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2018/11/29/ex-monroe-county-judge-sentenced-in-violent-sex-case/)--screenshot via Click on Detroit Hillary's Story CBS News Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and top aide arrested, accused of using fictitious person to secretly profit from "fraudulent venture" (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/glen-casada-former-tennessee-speaker-aide-cade-cothren-arrested-corruption-probe/) The Chattanoogan Robin Smith To Testify Against Casada; Has Her Sentencing Delayed (https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/8/30/454986/Robin-Smith-To-Testify-Against-Casada.aspx) Nashville Scene Glen Casada and Cade Cothren Indicted, Arrested (https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/glen-casada-and-cade-cothren-indicted-arrested/article_e7a00efd-ad33-5d22-9db2-7182023b5aa3.html)--by Stephen Elliott News Channel 5 Nashville Timeline of events leading up to Rep. Glen Casada's arrest (https://www.newschannel5.com/news/timeline-of-events-leading-up-to-rep-glen-casadas-arrest)--by Phil Williams The New York Times Ex-Tennessee Speaker and Aide Charged With Bribery and Conspiracy (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/us/tennessee-glen-casada-bribery.html)--by Johnny Diaz Tennessee Lookout Glen Casada: The rise and fall of a House Speaker (https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/08/23/glen-casada-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-house-speaker/)--by SAM STOCKARD The Tennessean Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, Cade Cothren plead not guilty to federal corruption charges (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/glen-casada-indicted-federal-corruption-investigation-tennessee-republicans-house-general-assembly/9413913002/) Who is Glen Casada? What to know about the indictment of him and Cade Cothren (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/23/who-glen-casada-and-what-know-his-indictment/7872991001/) The US Department of Justice: Middle District of Tennessee Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy (https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/tennessee-state-representative-former-chief-staff-indicted-bribery-kickback-conspiracy) Wikipedia Glen Casada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Casada) Photos Glen Casada (https://williamsonsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/glen-casada-e1610146781759.jpg)--Facebook page photo via Williams Source Cade Cothern (https://fox17.com/resources/media/838eb7b3-b7fb-4ffe-acf1-f0ef5c2ae46b-large16x9_cothren.JPG?1557194986286)--via Fox 17 News FBI Agents Search Legislative Offices in Nashville, TN (https://wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/timesfreepress/img/photos/2021/01/23/1611435355_ap21008714276257646244180_gs_t800.jpg?90232451fbcadccc64a17de7521d859a8f88077d)--Stephanie Amador/The Tennessean by AP via Times Free Press true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, Michigan politics, Monroe County, district judge, sex work, bdsm, violence, Glen Casada, Tennessee, Tennessee politics, slush fund, money laundering, campaign fraud, money scam, FBI search Tina and Hillary cover former district county judge Jarod Calkins and former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada.

Tina’s Story
Jarod Calkins earned a seat as Monroe County’s First District Judge in 2014. BUT when he gets caught paying for sex workers, he finds himself on the other side of the bench.

Hillary’s Story
Glen Casada wielded great political power throughout his political career in Tennessee and found himself embroiled in several scandals. BUT when funnels money into a slush fund to line his own pockets, he finally has to face the music.

Sources
Tina's Story
Ballotpedia
Jarod Michael Calkins

Deadline Detroit
Judge Ends Up On Wrong Side Of The Bench, Charged With Paying Hookers

Detroit Free Press
Monroe County judge charged with transporting, paying prostitute

Fox 47 News
Former Monroe County judge to be sentenced in prostitution case

Michigan Live
Michigan judge accused of hiring prostitutes for violent sex

The Monroe News
Calkins sentenced for violent acts related to prostitution--by Caitlin Taylor Boron

Patch
Michigan Judge Gets Prison Time In 'Sexual Torture' Case--by Jessica Strachan

Scribd
Victim Statements - Calkins, Jarod - Sentencing Memorandum With Exhibits

State of Michigan
Calkins Affidavit
Felony Complaint Jarod Michale Calkins

Toledo Blade
Ex-Monroe Co. judge headed to prison after paying women for sex--by Alexandria Mester

WTOL 11
Ex-Monroe Co. judge pleads guilty to 4 felony counts

Photos
Jarod Culkins--via Ballotpedia
Jarod Culkins at Sentencing--screenshot via Click on Detroit

Hillary's Story
CBS News
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and top aide arrested, accused of using fictitious person to secretly profit from "fraudulent venture"

The Chattanoogan
Robin Smith To Testify Against Casada; Has Her Sentencing Delayed

Nashville Scene
Glen Casada and Cade Cothren Indicted, Arrested--by Stephen Elliott

News Channel 5 Nashville
Timeline of events leading up to Rep. Glen Casada's arrest--by Phil Williams

The New York Times
Ex-Tennessee Speaker and Aide Charged With Bribery and Conspiracy--by Johnny Diaz

Tennessee Lookout
Glen Casada: The rise and fall of a House Speaker--by SAM STOCKARD

The Tennessean
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, Cade Cothren plead not guilty to federal corruption charges
Who is Glen Casada? What to know about the indictment of him and Cade Cothren

The US Department of Justice: Middle District of Tennessee
Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy

Wikipedia
Glen Casada

Photos
Glen Casada--Facebook page photo via Williams Source
Cade Cothern--via Fox 17 News
FBI Agents Search Legislative Offices in Nashville, TN--Stephanie Amador/The Tennessean by AP via Times Free Press

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Tina’s Story
Jarod Calkins earned a seat as Monroe County’s First District Judge in 2014. BUT when he gets caught paying for sex workers, he finds himself on the other side of the bench.

Hillary’s Story
Glen Casada wielded great political power throughout his political career in Tennessee and found himself embroiled in several scandals. BUT when funnels money into a slush fund to line his own pockets, he finally has to face the music.

Sources
Tina's Story
Ballotpedia
Jarod Michael Calkins

Deadline Detroit
Judge Ends Up On Wrong Side Of The Bench, Charged With Paying Hookers

Detroit Free Press
Monroe County judge charged with transporting, paying prostitute

Fox 47 News
Former Monroe County judge to be sentenced in prostitution case

Michigan Live
Michigan judge accused of hiring prostitutes for violent sex

The Monroe News
Calkins sentenced for violent acts related to prostitution--by Caitlin Taylor Boron

Patch
Michigan Judge Gets Prison Time In 'Sexual Torture' Case--by Jessica Strachan

Scribd
Victim Statements - Calkins, Jarod - Sentencing Memorandum With Exhibits

State of Michigan
Calkins Affidavit
Felony Complaint Jarod Michale Calkins

Toledo Blade
Ex-Monroe Co. judge headed to prison after paying women for sex--by Alexandria Mester

WTOL 11
Ex-Monroe Co. judge pleads guilty to 4 felony counts

Photos
Jarod Culkins--via Ballotpedia
Jarod Culkins at Sentencing--screenshot via Click on Detroit

Hillary's Story
CBS News
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and top aide arrested, accused of using fictitious person to secretly profit from "fraudulent venture"

The Chattanoogan
Robin Smith To Testify Against Casada; Has Her Sentencing Delayed

Nashville Scene
Glen Casada and Cade Cothren Indicted, Arrested--by Stephen Elliott

News Channel 5 Nashville
Timeline of events leading up to Rep. Glen Casada's arrest--by Phil Williams

The New York Times
Ex-Tennessee Speaker and Aide Charged With Bribery and Conspiracy--by Johnny Diaz

Tennessee Lookout
Glen Casada: The rise and fall of a House Speaker--by SAM STOCKARD

The Tennessean
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, Cade Cothren plead not guilty to federal corruption charges
Who is Glen Casada? What to know about the indictment of him and Cade Cothren

The US Department of Justice: Middle District of Tennessee
Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy

Wikipedia
Glen Casada

Photos
Glen Casada--Facebook page photo via Williams Source
Cade Cothern--via Fox 17 News
FBI Agents Search Legislative Offices in Nashville, TN--Stephanie Amador/The Tennessean by AP via Times Free Press

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]]> Episode 46: Wheels Up, Rings Off | Secret Service Scandal and Dianna Duran https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep46-wheelsupringsoff 9c75af78-cde9-4724-895b-b27e64bc91e1 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:15:00 -0500 The Muck Podcast full 1 The Muck Podcast 1:04:39 yes Tina and Hillary cover the 2012 Secret Service scandal and Former New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep46notes). american politics, campaign fraud, corrupt, dianna duran, new mexico, new mexico senate, politics, secret service, sex scandal, south american summit, true crime, us politics Tina and Hillary cover the 2012 Secret Service scandal and Former New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran.

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]]> Episode 45: Way To Go, Girl | The 1876 Election and Duncan D. Hunter https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep45-waytogogirl cd46af49-c977-444c-b4b0-96e066dd98be Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:15:00 -0500 The Muck Podcast full 1 The Muck Podcast 1:17:47 yes <p>Hillary and Tina cover the election of 1876 and US House Rep from California, Duncan D. Hunter.</p> <p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep45notes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. </p> true crime, politics, corrupt, Compromise of 1877, US politics, American politics, Election of 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes, Reconstruction, Ulysses S. Grant, Samuel J. Tilden, Constitutional Crisis, Duncan D. Hunter, US House of Representatives, Campaign Fraud, Scandal Hillary and Tina cover the election of 1876 and US House Rep from California, Duncan D. Hunter.

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]]> Episode 21: Bird Bath | Kim Davis and William Langer https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep21-birdbath 72f5b058-8a0a-4b72-8c30-62b4e704a634 Wed, 20 May 2020 00:15:00 -0400 The Muck Podcast full 1 The Muck Podcast 1:20:59 yes Hillary and Tina cover former Rowan County Clerk of Courts Kim Davis and Senator William Langer. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep21notes). american politics, campaign fraud, corrupt, kentucky politics, kim davis, lgbtq rights, north dakota politics, politics, rowan county, same sex marriage, senator langer, supreme court, true crime, us politics, wild bill langer, william langer Hillary and Tina cover former Rowan County Clerk of Courts Kim Davis and Senator William Langer.

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]]> Episode 20: Papa and Baby Kush | Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep20-papaandbabykush ba3c2a18-f6c9-48fa-8a89-b38e5aa00afc Wed, 13 May 2020 00:15:00 -0400 The Muck Podcast full 1 The Muck Podcast 1:50:37 yes Tina and Hillary cover real estate mogul and political donor Charles Kushner, and his son, senior advisor to Donald Trump, Jared Kushner. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep20notes). true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, Jared Kushner, Charles Kushner, Senior Advisor, New York politics, New Jersey politics, Kushner Companies, campaign fraud, tax evasion Tina and Hillary cover real estate mogul and political donor Charles Kushner, and his son, senior advisor to Donald Trump, Jared Kushner.

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