Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleads guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey from Germantown pleaded guilty Tuesday to viola...

November 26, 2022
10:46 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey from Germantown pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating federal campaign finance laws in his 2016 campaign for Congress. The guilty plea comes after Kelsey initially criticized the charges as a political witch hunt. The DOJ said Kelsey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the FEC, and aiding and abetting the acceptance of excessive contributions on behalf of a federal campaign. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 9, 2023, and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each count.

Kim Chaney