(This story has been updated.)
Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey on Thursday called for annulment of federal campaign financial violations, citing prosecutor misconduct by the U.S. Department of Justice and prosecutor misconduct by invalid lawyers. .
The move comes more than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn his guilty plea in the case after the US Supreme Court refused to hear Kelsey’s request for a hearing. The Sixth Circuit also issued an order on Thursday that Kelsey reports to the prison for a 20-month sentence, and it is unclear whether his legal action will be considered.
Kelsey’s lawyer, Joy Boyd Longnecker of Burns, Joy Boyd Longnecker of Thornburg, Kent Wicker, Kayla M. Campbell of Wicker/Bramel, Press, former low maker Jeremy Durham in the Kelsey case. Quoting testimony by and giving false testimony about Kelsey, who claims to be insisting on Attorney General Durham.
According to the release, the Justice Department also failed to disclose to Kelsey that another witness, Joshua Smith, had allegedly done nothing illegal to help Kelsey. Smith, the owner of Standard, a luxury restaurant club that frequently gathers Republicans, pleaded guilty to the case and worked with federal prosecutors.
Kelsey’s current legal team also cites his previous lawyer’s “failure at the plea withdrawal hearing.”
Kelsey purchased digital and radio ads that failed to bid for Congress in 2016 from the state Senators’ Campaign Committee through two political action committees in 2022, through two political committees of American conservatives who purchased digital and radio ads that failed to bid for Congress in 2016. pleaded guilty to illegally pouring funds from his state senator. A few months later, he cited his inexperienced efforts to withdraw his plea – his lawyer, Kelsey, was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time – and was induced by the birth of twin sons. That stress.
At the time of his plea, Kelsey called on his former friend Durham in exchange for his immunity in the case, in order to cooperate with the DOJ.
Smith also pleaded guilty to his role in the financial scheme. He received no prison time, but was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine, volunteered for 720 hours and was on probation for five years.
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(Sam Stockard contributed to this story.)
