St. Louis County state rep. John Bowman, the former chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of paying a Bank of America vice president $1,000 to influence the approval of a false credit application.

Bowman faces up to one year in prison and/or a $100,000 fine. According to the Post-Dispatch, officials said he will likely get probation as part of the deal. The Post also reports Bowman has agreed to resign his office at the end of the month and not run for office while on probation.

Bowman will be sentenced on April 3rd.