State Sen. Brian Kelsey, Nashville club owner indicted in campaign finance conspiracy

[louis-t]

Source: Tennessean

Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey has been indicted in a campaign finance conspiracy alongside a Nashville social club owner, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Nashville announced Monday.

"Kelsey and Smith conspired with others to violate federal campaign finance laws to secretly and unlawfully funnel 'soft money' ... from Kelsey’s Tennessee State Senate campaign committee to his authorized federal campaign committee," the U.S. Attorney's office said in a news release.

One of the unnamed, unindicted co-conspirators was an attorney and member of the state House until getting expelled in 2016, according to the indictment. Former Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, was the only lawmaker expelled from the House during that period.

Kelsey, R-Germantown, has served in Tennessee General Assembly since 2009 and currently serves as the chair of the Senate Education Committee.

Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/25/state-sen-brian-kelsey-nashville-club-owner-indicted-campaign-finance-conspiracy/6173774001/?fbclid=IwAR1cy_fIAfqrfzEhsWMmTcFtp9tgVUI4dAOa32RsjD_gMd2NVT6q8xpSTLI

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The list of Republican criminals never seems to end.

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. Well, this helps explain a few things...

Kelsey, R-Germantown, has served in Tennessee General Assembly since 2009 and currently serves as the chair of the Senate Education Committee.

One wonders what this guy wanted to be taught in the schools, eh? The three 'R', perhaps? Ripping off, refusal, and ridiculousness?

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. American Conservative Union laundering campaign cash illegally - where his wife worked

Kelsey’s wife, Amanda Bunning Kelsey, isn’t named in the indictment but referred to as “Individual 1.” She was the Director of Government Affairs for the American Conservative Union and on its senior management team from 2015 through March 2017, where she managed the organization’s political expenditures during the 2016 federal election. The couple got engaged in July 2017 and married in January 2018.
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Soft money was secretly funneled from Kelsey's Tennessee state Senate campaign committee to the American Conservative Union, according to the indictment. The money was then sent to Kelsey’s federal campaign.

The American Conservative Union, along with Kelsey's federal campaign committee, filed false reports of contributions to conceal the money, the indictment shows. The organization lied to the Federal Election Commission about ads it paid for in support of Kelsey, saying they were independent, according to the indictment. But the investigation showed that they illegally coordinated in secret with Kelsey and his agents, the indictment contends, according to federal authorities.
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Investigators determined the conspirators spent more than $106,000 of the state committee’s funds to influence Kelsey’s 2016 election. They secretly moved $91,000 to the American Conservative Union to fund advertisements for Kelsey, according to the indictment. The American Conservative Union also made $80,000 worth of hidden contributions, the indictment alleges.

These are the wankers who run "CPAC", the meeting of the Worst People in the USA. Who get treated by the media as if they have a legitimate point of view.

[louis-t]

3. I look forward to their episode on American Greed, Scams and Scoundrels.

One day, they will do one on fg. It will be at least a 3 part series.

[Champp]

4. Have any Republicans ever tried honesty?

Apparently not.