The Latest: Lawyer denies state senator embezzled from union

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on indictment of Illinois state senator’s indictment on embezzlement charges(all times local):
1:25 p.m.
An attorney for an Illinois state senator says his client is not guilty of the federal embezzlement charges that prosecutors announced.
John Theis says in a written statement that state Sen. Tom Cullerton was charged as the result of “false claims” made by a former Teamsters official who days ago pleaded guilty as part of an agreement that cal