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   Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:26:30 JST Judd Legum

   BREAKING

   Tennessee House Speaker @CSexton25@twitter.com secretly bought a 600K home in Nashville

   He went to extensive efforts to shield the purchase from the public

   It raises serious Qs about whether Sexton legally represents his district and whether he is misusing taxpayer funds

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:33 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 15. Sexton is charging taxpayers for this commute, even though he lives just 6 miles from the capitol.

     The excessive per diem expenses are likely enough to cover the cost of his mortgage.

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:34 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 14. Sexton has takes the larger per diem, which is pegged to the cost of a hotel room in Nashville, even though he owns a home in Nashville.

     On the forms, Sexton claims a roundtrip commute of 236 miles.

     He's claimed $92,071 in per diem expenses since 2021.

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:35 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 13. Things get worse for @CSexton25@twitter.com. Members of the legislature who live more than 50 miles from Nashville are entitled to a much larger per diem ($313/day) when the legislature is in session or when they are conducting official business in Nashville.

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:36 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 12. The only specified way to overcome this presumption is by proving you live in a different home than your spouse.

     For Sexton, this is not the case.

     And if Sexton's residence under the law is in Nashville, he cannot legally represent Crossville.

     https://popular.info/p/update-tennessee-house-speaker-secretly

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:37 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 11. Moreover, Tennessee residency law also states that "the place where a married person's spouse and family have their habitation is presumed to be the person's place of residence."

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:38 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 10. Sexton's purchase of a large home in Nashville undercuts this argument. The purchase is not consistent with a "temporary" move nor does it suggest Sexton has any "intention of returning" to Crossville.

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:39 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 9. Sexton cited a provision of Tennessee residency law which states that "a person does not lose residence if, with the definite intention of returning, the person leaves home ... for temporary purposes, even if of one or more years duration."

     https://popular.info/p/update-tennessee-house-speaker-secretly

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:40 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 8. Why does this matter? If Sexton is not a "qualified voter" in Crossville, he is ineligible to represent Crossville under the Tennessee Constitution.

     In response to http://popular.info's pervious reporting Sexton admitted that he and his family live in Nashville

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:41 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 7. The deeds for Sexton's Crossville condo and the Nashville property are secured by the same promissory note — the lender (One Bank), date (September 23, 2021), and amount ($547,191) are identical.

     https://popular.info/p/update-tennessee-house-speaker-secretly

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:42 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 6. Other evidence linking the Sextons to this purchase is even more definitive. The lender who facilitated the sale for the Becanni Trust is the Crossville branch of One Bank of Tennessee. That is the small bank where Cameron Sexton "works in Business Development."

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:43 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 5. But when running for reelection in 2022, Cameron Sexton was required to submit 25 signatures from voters in his district. The first signature on the nominating petition was from Lacey Sexton.

     The signatures match.

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:44 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 4. Sexton's wife, Lacey Sexton, signed the warranty deed for the property as the "affiant."

     Lacey Sexton's name is not printed on the document and her signature is difficult to read...

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:45 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 3. Cameron bought this property through an anonymous trust, the Beccani Trust

     Cameron Sexton's name does not appear anywhere on the documents memorializing the sale and the mortgage.

     So how did http://popular.info figure this out?

     Keep reading...

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     Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 09:28:46 JST Judd Legum

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     @CSexton25@twitter.com 2. Sexton's home is in a brand new development. It is over 2,600 sq feet with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. It was marketed as a "spacious luxury residence" with "wide open spaces for entertaining, a cozy fireplace and multiple outdoor living spaces."

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