Brian Kelsey to appear in court May 16 for evidentiary hearing
Former Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to defraud the United States and to accepting excessive campaign contributions related to his unsuccessful 2016 congressional campaign. (The Daily Memphian file)
Following his attempt to back out of a plea deal, former state Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) will appear in federal court in Nashville May 16 for an evidentiary hearing in his campaign fraud case.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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