Grifter
Posted on 08/02/2022 2:03:43 AM PDT by Libloather
NEW ORLEANS - A former Louisiana Democratic Party leader who resigned from the state Senate earlier this year, citing depression and a gambling addiction, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal wire fraud charge.
Former Sen. Karen Carter Peterson entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance, court records show. Documents filed Monday outlined a scheme in which she diverted more than $94,000 in campaign funds for personal use, including for casino gambling. Prosecutors said she also arranged for another $53,000 in state Democratic Party funds to be kicked back to her by associates she arranged to be hired by the party, who remained unidentified as of Monday.
Carter chaired the state party from 2012 until 2020, while also serving in the Legislature.
Sentencing was set for Dec. 7. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years but it is uncertain how harsh her sentence will be after she signed a plea agreement and cooperated with prosecutors.
Her attorney, Brian Capitelli, said earlier this month that she has paid back all of the fraudulently obtained money. Vance has given attorneys until Nov. 30 to file arguments regarding the sentence.
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How’d she manage to pay back all that money?
If she was betting on Republican candidates to win, this will be a death penalty trial!
Grifter
Rats are truly corrupt, disgusting and evil thugs.
Probably hit a jackpot.
OMG!! She’s BLACK!!! I am SHOCKED!
My thoughts exactly.
Her attorney, Brian Capitelli, said earlier this month that she has paid back all of the fraudulently obtained money.
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This tactic almost never works with bank robbery.
“How’d she manage to pay back all that money?”
She could have used other “ill gotten gains”, or other people paid it back for her so they were not outed as well. In political circles this is never an isolated occurance, particularly with the democrat party.
What I like best about this article is the Post identified her political party in the first sentence. Unlike the 94% of the MSM who would have omitted the political party unless it was a Republican.
I figured she probably raided the democrat coffers one more time.
Hadn’t thought of the later scenario but yeas that does happen
Ahh, but it the basis approach on embezzlement. So, there is precedent.
Two questions:
did she win?
who provided her with the $$ to “pay back”?
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