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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 28, 2022

Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, last week pleaded guilty to two of five counts in his campaign fraud case: conspiracy to defraud the United States and accepting excessive campaign contributions. The Daily Memphian reports that he faces up of five years in prison and $250,000 fine on each count. Kelsey also gave up his right to a trial and prosecutors agreed not to try him on the other three charges. Kelsey is scheduled to be sentenced on June 9. Last year Kelsey pleaded not guilty to all five counts, calling the charges a “witch hunt” and blaming them on President Joe Biden. He recently requested a change of plea hearing after co-conspirator Joshua Smith pleaded guilty to helping him implement the scheme.