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State high court formally disbars former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger

Staff Report//June 7, 2019//

State high court formally disbars former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger

Staff Report//June 7, 2019//

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The Missouri Supreme Court on May 28 formally rescinded the law license of former .

In this Jan. 31, 2017, photo St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger listens to public comment during a county council meeting in Clayton, Mo. Stenger has been indicted by a federal grand jury accusing him of providing political favors in exchange campaign donations. The indictment on bribery, mail fraud and theft of honest services counts was announced Monday, April 29, 2019. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
In this Jan. 31, 2017, photo St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger listens to public comment during a county council meeting in Clayton, Mo. Stenger has been indicted by a federal grand jury accusing him of providing political favors in exchange campaign donations. The indictment on bribery, mail fraud and theft of honest services counts was announced Monday, April 29, 2019. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Stenger pleaded guilty on May 3 to having traded po-litical favors for cam-paign contributions. He was indicted on federal charges of  bribery, mail fraud and theft of honest services on April 29 and quickly resigned his seat as the head of the largest county in the state. He is set to be sentenced in August.

The Supreme Court said Stenger voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Missouri. He was a 1993 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law.

Two other officials connected to Stenger also face federal charges. Sheila Sweeney, formerly the CEO of the St. Louis Eco-nomic Development Partnership, and Bill Miller, who served as Stenger’s chief of staff, have pleaded guilty to related charges. Miller is also an attorney.

The case is In re: Stenger, SC97860.


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