Ex-St. Louis County executive pleads guilty to corruption
Posted May 3, 2019 11:58 am.
This article is more than 5 years old.
ST. LOUIS — In less than a week, Steve Stenger went from the top elected official in Missouri’s largest county to a convicted felon.
Stenger pleaded guilty Friday to federal corruption charges for providing political favours in exchange for campaign donations. Sentencing for the former St. Louis County executive is scheduled for Aug. 9. He could get up to 20 years in prison on each count.
The indictment of the Democrat was announced Monday. Stenger, who is an attorney and an accountant, resigned about an hour later and surrendered his law license. By Thursday, Stenger had agreed to plead guilty to all three counts in the indictment — bribery, mail fraud and theft of honest services.
Stenger has been under scrutiny for months. A federal investigation began early last year.
Jim Salter, The Associated Press
