Cason Casey Moreland, Attempting to Obstruct Justice, Tennessee 2023

Nashville Judge Charged with Attempting to Obstruct Justice

Cason “Casey” Moreland, a 59-year-old Nashville resident and General Sessions Court Judge in Davidson County, Tennessee, has been charged with attempting to obstruct justice through bribery and witness tampering.

According to the complaint, the FBI opened a criminal investigation into Moreland on January 25, 2017, after receiving allegations that he had solicited, accepted, and extorted things of value from individuals with whom he had close personal relationships, in return for performing official acts that benefitted those persons and their associates.

The complaint alleges that Moreland became aware of the investigation on February 1, 2017, when agents attempted to interview him. Local media outlets had reported alleged misconduct by Moreland, including having sexual relationships with individuals in exchange for judicial favors.

Moreland allegedly took steps to obstruct the investigation by attempting to pay Person 1, a material witness, to sign an affidavit recanting prior statements about him. The scheme involved meeting with a person identified as CS-1 and devising a plan to pay Person 1 several thousand dollars to change her statements about Moreland.

The complaint outlines actions Moreland took to conceal his involvement, including having CS-1 purchase a burner phone and use another person as an intermediary when dealing with Person 1. Moreland also gave CS-1 an affidavit, written as though Person 1 authored it, along with $5100 cash, and instructed CS-1 to get Person 1 “liquored up real good” before mentioning the affidavit.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI have vowed to thoroughly investigate and vigorously prosecute officials who engage in public corruption. Moreland’s actions, if true, would undermine the credibility of the court system and destroy the public’s trust in the judicial branch of government.

Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith stated, “Public corruption remains one of the highest priorities of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI. Officials who engage in such behavior will always be thoroughly investigated and vigorously prosecuted.”

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