Karen Carter Peterson the former Louisiana state senator and chair of a state Democratic political party will officially plead guilty today.
In early July, she was charged with wire fraud for her role in a nearly seven-year-long scheme to defraud campaign funds, donors, and the Democratic Party to fund her gambling addiction says the Department of Justice.
Peterson resigned from the Louisiana Senate in early April when the federal charges come against her. She reportedly cooperated fully with a federal probe into her gambling campaign money. Peterson admits she has struggled for years with gambling addiction.
Karen Carter Peterson, who abruptly resigned from state senate, subject of federal probe says report
When she is sentenced, Peterson will face a maximum of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000.00, and up to three years of supervised release after she is released from federal prison.
