Former Tenn. state senator sentenced to 21 months in campaign finance scheme

to take back his guilty plea, was sentenced to 21 months in prison after a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Henry Leventis, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, said at a news conference Friday that Kelsey’s crimes were calculated, complex and multifaceted.“And they denied Tennesseans the right to transparency, which would allow them to make informed decisions about their vote,” Leventis added.whose sentence is expected to start in October, apologized for the “mistake” in a statement.

Joshua Smith, 46, who owns a Nashville social club that Kelsey belonged to and was accused of conspiring with Kelsey, was also sentenced Friday. Smith, who pleaded guilty in October to soliciting money in support of Kelsey’s campaign, was sentenced to five years of probation.

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