• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Ex-Mass. Sen. Pleads Not Guilty To Taking Bribes

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +    Comments
Dec 8, 2008 5:20 pm US/Eastern

Ex-Mass. Sen. Pleads Not Guilty To Taking Bribes

Read: Turner, Wilkerson, What's Next?

Read: Jon Keller's Political Blog
BOSTON (AP) ― A former Massachusetts state senator who was photographed by the FBI allegedly stuffing bribe money under her sweater has pleaded not guilty to attempted extortion charges at her formal arraignment in federal court.

Dianne Wilkerson did not speak to reporters following a hearing that lasted less than five minutes. She remains free on $50,000 unsecured bond. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 22.

Wilkerson, a Boston Democrat, was indicted last month on eight counts of attempted extortion for allegedly accepting $23,500 in bribes from undercover agents she thought were businessmen looking for help in getting liquor licenses or development advantages.

She has denied the charges.

 Read The Criminal Complaint

Federal authorities have surveillance of her putting the alleged bribe money under her sweater.

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.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

WBZ's Most Popular

Add Comment

here. here. Need a log in? Register here
  •  * Will not be displayed with comment
  •  * e.g. (http://www.mywebsite.com)
  •  
  • Click here to refresh with new letters

Show Comments (0)

Close Window Login


Close Window Flag Comment


loading...
You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Boston Area News

Top News Stories

© MMIX, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.