During the 1980s, an illegal charitable bingo scheme took hold in Tennessee that implicated powerful politicians, lobbyists and others. Over a multi-year period, a lawmaker wore a wire and an undercover agent infiltrated the Capitol, while newspaper reporters exposed the massive operation.
For this special two-part episode of Grand Divisions, we talk with many of those involved in bringing the scandal to light and reforms done in the aftermath.
During the 1980s, an illegal charitable bingo scheme took hold in Tennessee that implicated powerful politicians, lobbyists and others. Over a multi-year period, a lawmaker wore a wire and an undercover agent infiltrated the Capitol, while newspaper reporters exposed the massive operation.
For this special two-part episode of Grand Divisions, we talk with many of those involved in bringing the scandal to light and reforms done in the aftermath.
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