Pre-sentencing hearing set for Dianne Wilkerson

Pre-sentencing hearing set for Dianne Wilkerson

By Associated Press  |   Wednesday, December 22, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Politics

BOSTON (-- A federal judge is set to hear more testimony before selecting a final sentencing date for former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson on corruption charges.

Wilkerson’s sentencing was originally scheduled for Wednesday. But U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock is now expected to take testimony that morning from a developer who claims Wilkerson solicited bribes from her.

Wilkerson was not charged over those alleged payments, and her lawyer has said she did not solicit the money. Woodlock is expected to set Wilkerson’s sentencing date after hearing the developer’s testimony.

Wilkerson pleaded guilty in June to eight counts of attempted extortion after she was captured on video stuffing bribe money into her bra. She was accused of taking $23,500 in bribes to help get a liquor license for a nightclub and an undercover agent posing as a businessman.

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