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Karen Carter Peterson, a former Louisiana state senator, and the only BLM-backed federal candidate this cycle, is facing a federal wire fraud for diverting campaign cash for personal use.

Karen Carter Peterson pushed the Edwards campaign, and state Democratic Party to work with firms in fraud scheme.

Former Dem. Senator Karen Carter Peterson paid $50,000 in restitution to Louisianas Democratic Party for gambling with campaign funds, The Advocate said Wednesday.

Former Louisiana lawmaker to plead guilty to fraud charge arising from past campaigns, Democratic Party chairmanship.

Judge denies Bannons bid to delay trial

Karen Carter Peterson, a former state senator and Louisiana Democratic Party chair, has admitted she diverted party and campaign funds for her personal use. Federal authorities shed light on wire fraud scheme in a bill of information filed Thursday.

Former Dem. Senator Karen Carter Peterson paid $50,000 in restitution to Louisianas Democratic Party for gambling with campaign funds, The Advocate said Wednesday.

Karen Carter Peterson is likely to soon plead guilty to a federal charge. She repaid $50,000 to the Louisiana Democratic Party.

NEW ORLEANS - Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged former state Sen. and state Democratic Party chair Karen Carter Peterson with a single count of wire fraud, accusing her of illegally

Federal court records filed in New Orleans on Thursday detail the wire fraud scheme Karen Carter Peterson led.