Brian Kelsey sentenced in Nashville
Former Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey (left, in a file photo) was sentenced Friday, Aug. 11 to 21 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal campaign finance charges, then unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
The former state senator from Germantown received his sentence in the case centering on his attempts to funnel campaign money from his legislative seat toward supporting his failed 2016 congressional bid.
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