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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kimberlee Kruesi

Former Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey can stay out of prison while challenging sentencing

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A former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison as he challenges his 21-month sentence for violating federal campaign finance laws, a federal judge ruled.

Brian Kelsey, a Republican, was supposed to report to federal prison in October, but U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw agreed Tuesday to let him remain free while his legal team appeals the prison term to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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