NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey turned himself in to U.S. Marshals in Nashville on Monday.
The Republican state senator from Germantown faced a federal judge and pleaded not guilty.
In October, he was charged in a five-count federal indictment, accused in a conspiracy to steer illegal contributions into accounts used to finance his unsuccessful run for Congress in 2016.
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Kelsey was released after surrendering his passport and now awaits his next court date.
