{"id":221144,"date":"2022-07-14T06:52:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=221144"},"modified":"2022-07-14T21:45:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T02:45:30","slug":"louisiana-politician-struggling-with-gambling-addiction-pays-back-50k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-politician-struggling-with-gambling-addiction-pays-back-50k\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Politician Struggling With Gambling Addiction Pays Back $50K"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karen Carter Peterson, a prominent Louisiana politician trying to recover from problem gambling, is likely to soon plead guilty to a federal charge, news reports reveal. On Wednesday, she paid back $50,000 to the state\u2019s Democratic Party after allegedly improperly using the campaign money.<\/p>\n