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TN State Senator Brian Kelsey Pleads Guilty To Violating Federal Campaign Finance Laws

Nov 22, 2022 | 5:48 PM

Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating federal campaign finance laws during his failed 2016 bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress.  The Republican from Germantown is set to be sentenced in the summer of 2023.  WTVC reports that Kelsey faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each count. One of Kelsey’s alleged co-conspirators, Josh Smith, pleaded guilty in October to aiding and abetting the solicitation, receipt, direction, transfer, and spending of soft money in connection with a federal election.