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

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A former Tennessee state senator was sentenced Friday to nearly two years in prison for violating campaign finance laws while running for Congress — charges the Republican once described as a “witch hunt” before he pleaded guilty to them.

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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Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash schemeA former Tennessee state senator on Friday was sentenced to 21 months in prison after he unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges and initially described the case as a 'political witch hunt.'
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Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash schemeA former Tennessee state senator is sentenced to 21 months in prison after unsuccessfully trying to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges.
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