Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of embezzlement, admitting he improperly took more than $240,000 from the Teamsters labor union.
Cullerton could face a prison sentence of more than a year, a prosecutor told U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman during a hearing Tuesday. Cullerton has also agreed to pay $248,828 in restitution. His sentencing hearing has been set for June 21.
