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Ex-Louisiana lawmaker gets 22-month sentence for wire fraud

Por: Associated Press Politics January 11, 2023

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Democratic Party leader Karen Carter Peterson, who resigned from the state Senate last year year citing depression and a gambling addiction — and later pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud — was sentenced on Wednesday to 22 months in prison.Peterson, who served in the Louisiana Legislature for more than 22 years, to taking more than $140,000 in funds from her reelection campaign and from the state... + full article



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