(The Center Square) – A federal judge sentenced a former Illinois state senator to a year and a day in prison Tuesday after the lawmaker pleaded guilty to fraudulently taking salary and benefits from a labor union. Form.
Ex-state Sen. Thomas Cullerton could face a prison sentence for pocketing more than a quarter of a million dollars in salary and benefits from the Teamsters union despite doing little or no work.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked for up to 18 months for prison for ex-state Sen. Thomas Cullerton, revealing that another state senator helped Cullerton land a do-nothing job.
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