Casada was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison, and Cothren was sentenced on September 16, 2025, to 30 months in federal prison. The conspirators agreed that Cothren would create an LLC called Phoenix Solutions to provide constituent mailer services to Tennessee Republican House members. Instead, Casada and Smith either approached their colleagues in the legislature on behalf of Phoenix Solutions or they did not disclose the LLC’s involvement at all. For example, Cothren posed as “Matthew Cyrus” in a bid to persuade Chip Saltsman, the House Republican Caucus consultant, to use Phoenix Solutions for caucus work. In total, Phoenix Solutions received approximately $159,496.48 in revenue from caucus and campaign work.