Disgraced Rochester, N.Y. Mayor Lovely Warren has officially reached a plea deal to avoid trial on numerous charges and jail time. Warren plead guilty to an election law crime saying she “knowingly and willfully contributed, accepted campaign donations in an amount more than the maximum amount specified.”
According to The Daily Wire:
Per the deal, Warren, who was beaten in a primary challenge this summer, will have to resign from office one month early, by December 1.
If Warren were to face trial and be convicted, she was facing up to 1 1/3 to 3 years in prison.
The deal Warren struck also satisfies gun and child endangerment charges she racked up in May, following a police raid of her home which was tied to her husband’s alleged drug crimes.
“Mayor Lovely Warren pleads guilty to an election law misdemeanor and in exchange she agrees to resign as mayor no later than Dec 1 2021. The plea also satisfies the gun and endangerment charge stemming from the raid on the mayor’s home in May,” investigative reporter Berkeley Brean posted Monday from court.
In May, Warren’s home was raided in connection to a months-long drug investigation. Warren’s husband was arrested on multiple charges in connection to the drug ring, however, he was not the primary target.
