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Former Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement

Name: Former Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
Uploaded: 2022-03-08T17:20:00-0600
Duration: 20 s
Description: Former Illinois State Sen. Tom Cullerton pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal embezzlement case, admitting he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits in a ghost-payrolling scheme involving the Teamsters labor union.

Former Illinois State Sen. Tom Cullerton pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal embezzlement case, admitting he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits in a ghost-payrolling scheme involving the Teamsters labor union.