Nathan Cooper resigned his seat in the Missouri House of Representatives on Aug. 14, five days after pleading guilty to two federal felonies related to immigration fraud. Although the charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, under federal sentencing guidelines Cooper, a Cape Girardeau Republican, likely will face a sentence of 30 to 37 months.
On Aug. 15, the Missouri Supreme Court gave Cooper until 5 p.m. the next day to show cause as to why his law license should not be suspended. Although Cooper’s plea agreement requires him to surrender his law license, he filed an immigration lawsuit on behalf of a client just one day after entering his guilty pleas.
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