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A federal judge in Nevada denied the probation recommendation and sentenced the former FBI agent in New York to his three-month detention. He said he used government funds he received for covert operations inLas Vegas.. He told F. Carpenter, 40, that he would decide whether he could serve his sentence on house arrest before turning himself in on November 18. Reported by Vegas Review-Journal.
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Carpenter's attorney commented on Thursday.
Former FBI agent secretly bets cash on 3 Sentenced to months in detention at a Las Vegas casino.He admitted to losing $13,500 in government funds at the Bellagio during an undercover investigation in 2017.
Carpenter admitted he played blackjack with the government at the Bellagio in July 2017, losing $13,500, according to court documents. Money allocated to him and his three other investigators for expenses and "bribery" cash during a sting operation.
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Carpenter An attorney for provided testimony about his work with the FBI,and his US Army military service in Iraq. Federal prosecutors told the judge that Carpenter self-reported money misuse and took steps to repay it immediately. It undermines community confidence in law enforcement," the Review-Journal reported. She also said Carpenter was charged with a misdemeanor, not a felony, and continued working as an FBI agent until after he pleaded guilty to diverting government money in February.
