Massachusetts state senator Diane Wilkerson has just been indicted for 8 counts of attempted extortion.
Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint in October alleging Sen. Dianne Wilkerson accepted cash payments between June 2007 and October 2008. The formal grand jury indictment was handed down Tuesday.
The indictment also seeks the forfeiture of the more than $23,500 in payments allegedly made to the Boston Democrat by undercover agents and a cooperating witness during the 18-month investigation.
If convicted, Wilkerson faces up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine on each of the eight charges.
Wilkerson, who is free on a $50,000 unsecured bond, has said there is “more to this story.”
Yeah, you sleaze, I’m sure there is “more to this story”. Nothing that will exonerate you, but it may be somewhat amusing to hear the rest of it.
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