NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's Registry of Election Finance is offering little sympathy to a Republican lawmaker who said he was unable to complete a recent election finance report because the FBI confiscated all his campaign files.
Newly sworn-in Republican Rep. Todd Warner was one of several state lawmakers whose homes and legislative offices were searched by federal agents earlier this year.
Warner later sent an email stating he could not complete his most recent campaign finance report because he did not have access to key documents.
Warner's case was deferred to the Registry of Election Finance board. Its members agreed Wednesday to send a letter that it doesn't have the authority to waive or extend filing requirements.
