TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Dec 28, 2015

State Rep. Joe Armstrong announced publicly last week that he quietly "stepped down" from his minority leader pro tempore position in June, after being indicted that same month on federal fraud and tax evasion charges, the Associated Press reports. Armstrong, D-Knoxville, pleaded not guilty to the charges in connection to an increase in the state's cigarette tax. "At this point, the position is still open for me after I'm vindicated to come back," Armstrong said.