School board member talks about moving cocaine, weed, cash in Fred Smith tribute post

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Shelby County Schools board member says a Facebook post she made after Fred Smith’s death about moving drugs through FedEx was misinterpreted.

In the Facebook post she has since deleted, Towanna Murphy said she worked for FedEx — the Memphis-based shipping company founded by Smith — for eight months.

“REST WELL MR. SMITH, THEY Trusted ME ENOUGH TO MOVE COCAINE AND WEED and cash off the trucks. THANK YOU!” the original post stated…

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