TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 28, 2023

Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused former Tennessee state senator Brian Kelsey of intentionally delaying his sentencing after he unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw his guilty plea in his federal campaign finance laws case. Kelsey, a Republican from Germantown, has engaged his third set of attorneys in the matter, prompting Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Klopf to compare switching up attorneys to “throwing a wrench in the gears again.” The Associated Press reports that Judge Waverly Crenshaw has set Kelsey's new sentencing date for Aug. 11.