A federal judge sentenced former state Sen. Jeff Smith to a year and a day in prison and a $50,000 fine and former state Rep. Steve Brown to two years' probation and a $40,000 on charges of obstruction of justice related to a Federal Election Commission investigation into Smith's 2004 congressional campaign.

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Man said to be link between campaign ethics violations and state Sen. Jeff Smith

A former Democratic operative has been linked to the bombing in a Clayton parking garage that injured one Armstrong Teasdale attorney, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The newspaper said it obtained a copy of a federal warrant that allowed officials to search a downtown loft rented by Milton "Skip" Ohlsen III.

Ohlsen is said to be the link between campaign ethics violations and state Sen. Jeff Smith.

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State Sen. Jeff Smith, Rep. Steve Brown enter guilty pleas in federal court

State legislators Jeff Smith (left) and Steve Brown (right), and campaign worker Nick Adams, pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice related to investigations into Smith's 2004 congressional campaign. Smith and Brown resigned after entering their pleas.

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