Tami Sawyer indicted on federal wire fraud, money laundering charges

[00:00:06]>> WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING >> WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING >> WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT 6 SHELBY NEWS TONIGHT AT 6 SHELBY NEWS TONIGHT AT 6 SHELBY COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT CLERK TAMI SAWYER PLEADS NOT CLERK TAMI SAWYER PLEADS NOT CLERK TAMI SAWYER PLEADS NOT GUILTY FOLLOWING A FEDERAL GUILTY FOLLOWING A FEDERAL GUILTY FOLLOWING A FEDERAL INDICTMENT ACCUSING HER OF INDICTMENT ACCUSING HER OF INDICTMENT ACCUSING HER OF MONEY LAUNDERING THEFT AND MONEY LAUNDERING THEFT AND MONEY LAUNDERING THEFT AND OTHER CHARGES HELLO I'M GREG OTHER CHARGES HELLO I'M GREG OTHER CHARGES HELLO I'M GREG HURST WHO IS REVVING COPELAND HURST WHO IS REVVING COPELAND HURST WHO IS REVVING COPELAND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN READING FEDERAL BUILDING IN READING FEDERAL BUILDING IN READING TELL US WHAT'S COMING NEXT TELL US WHAT'S COMING NEXT TELL US WHAT'S COMING NEXT >> WELL GREG FOLLOWING TAMI >> WELL GREG FOLLOWING TAMI >> WELL GREG FOLLOWING TAMI SAWYER IS NOT GUILTY PLEA SHE SAWYER IS NOT GUILTY PLEA SHE SAWYER IS NOT GUILTY PLEA SHE WAS RELEASED ON HER ALL WAS RELEASED ON HER ALL WAS RELEASED ON HER ALL RECALLED AND SHE WAS ORDERED RECALLED AND SHE WAS ORDERED RECALLED AND SHE WAS ORDERED TO SURRENDER HER PASSPORT SHE TO SURRENDER HER PASSPORT SHE TO SURRENDER HER PASSPORT SHE ALSO MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL ALSO MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL ALSO MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL BEFORE SHE OPENS ANY CREDIT BEFORE SHE OPENS ANY CREDIT BEFORE SHE OPENS ANY CREDIT LINES NOW THE 6 COUNT LINES NOW THE 6 COUNT LINES NOW THE 6 COUNT INDICTMENT ACCUSES THE GENERAL INDICTMENT ACCUSES THE GENERAL INDICTMENT ACCUSES THE GENERAL SESSIONS COURT CLERK OF SESSIONS COURT CLERK OF SESSIONS COURT CLERK OF STEALING EMBEZZLING AND STEALING EMBEZZLING AND STEALING EMBEZZLING AND CONVERTING MORE THAN $44,000 CONVERTING MORE THAN $44,000 CONVERTING MORE THAN $44,000 OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PERSONAL OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PERSONAL OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PERSONAL USE MEMPHIS TIGERS GAMES AND USE MEMPHIS TIGERS GAMES AND USE MEMPHIS TIGERS GAMES AND UBER EATS ARE JUST SOME OF THE UBER EATS ARE JUST SOME OF THE UBER EATS ARE JUST SOME OF THE PERSONAL EXPENSES SHE'S PERSONAL EXPENSES SHE'S PERSONAL EXPENSES SHE'S ACCUSED OF MAKING FROM THE ACCUSED OF MAKING FROM THE ACCUSED OF MAKING FROM THE TIME SHE WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE TIME SHE WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE TIME SHE WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE AUGUST 29TH 2024 THROUGH JUNE AUGUST 29TH 2024 THROUGH JUNE AUGUST 29TH 2024 THROUGH JUNE 22ND 2025 SAWYER HAS SERVED IN 22ND 2025 SAWYER HAS SERVED IN 22ND 2025 SAWYER HAS SERVED IN SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT SINCE SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT SINCE SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT SINCE 2018 WHEN SHE SERVED AS A 2018 WHEN SHE SERVED AS A 2018 WHEN SHE SERVED AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR FOR YEARS BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED YEARS BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED YEARS BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED IN HER CURRENT ROLE IN HER CURRENT ROLE IN HER CURRENT ROLE >> WELL THEY A GREAT DEAL OF >> WELL THEY A GREAT DEAL OF >> WELL THEY A GREAT DEAL OF CONFIDENCE IN HER TO THE YEARS CONFIDENCE IN HER TO THE YEARS CONFIDENCE IN HER TO THE YEARS ALL SHE ENJOYED THE PRIVILEGE ALL SHE ENJOYED THE PRIVILEGE ALL SHE ENJOYED THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS OF REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS OF REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS FROM SHELBY COUNTY AS WELL FROM SHELBY COUNTY AS WELL FROM SHELBY COUNTY AS WELL LEGISLATURES WHEN SHE WAS IN LEGISLATURES WHEN SHE WAS IN LEGISLATURES WHEN SHE WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE SHE'S DONE A THE LEGISLATURE SHE'S DONE A THE LEGISLATURE SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB SO RIGHT IT'S JUST A GREAT JOB SO RIGHT IT'S JUST A GREAT JOB SO RIGHT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TRYING TO GO FORWARD MATTER OF TRYING TO GO FORWARD MATTER OF TRYING TO GO FORWARD AND TO DO THE THINGS THAT SHE AND TO DO THE THINGS THAT SHE AND TO DO THE THINGS THAT SHE HAS BEEN ELECTED HAS BEEN ELECTED HAS BEEN ELECTED >> TO >> TO >> TO >> AGAIN TAMI SAWYER HAS >> AGAIN TAMI SAWYER HAS >> AGAIN TAMI SAWYER HAS PLEADED GUILTY NOT GUILTY TO PLEADED GUILTY NOT GUILTY TO PLEADED GUILTY NOT GUILTY TO ALL FEDERAL CHARGES AND ALL FEDERAL CHARGES AND ALL FEDERAL CHARGES AND TONIGHT AT 10 WE'LL GIVE YOU A TONIGHT AT 10 WE'LL GIVE YOU A TONIGHT AT 10 WE'LL GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THIS FEDERAL BREAKDOWN OF THIS FEDERAL BREAKDOWN OF THIS FEDERAL INDICTMENT AS A REPUBLICAN INDICTMENT AS A REPUBLICAN INDICTMENT AS A REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SHELBY COUNTY CALLS PARTY OF SHELBY COUNTY CALLS PARTY OF SHELBY COUNTY CALLS FOR HER RESIGNATION