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The City Paperreveals that former state Sen. Bob Rochelle, D-Lebanon, may have played a role in the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance's decision to ask the Attorney General if they have the legal authority to fine former state Sen. Jerry Cooper, D-Morrison, $120,000 for stealing nearly $95,000 from his campaign donors. The result of that action may be that Cooper is fined less than $15,000 - netting him an $80,000 profit for his crime. Rochelle probably felt he owed Cooper the assist - after all, Cooper was a big supporter of Rochelle's proposed state income tax a few years back.
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