A former Democrat congressional staffer for Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for stealing taxpayer funds. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols sentenced Schneider's ex-staff member, Sterling Devion Carter, to prison after he pleaded guilty to the charges. Prosecutors in the case said…
A former Democrat congressional staffer has pleaded guilty to stealing tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money by scheming to fraudulently inflate his salary and bonus payments. Sterling Carter had been employed as director of operations in Rep. Brad Schneider’s (D-IL) office. Carter, of Glenwood, Georgia, pleaded guilty today…