Carnival Operator Admits Bribing Monserrate for Permits A former carnival operator pleaded guilty on Wednesday to lying to federal agents about paying more than $10,000 to a lawmaker to secure permits for his carnival business. The former operator, Lawrence Carr, whose company put on carnivals across New York City and along the East Coast for years, admitted in Federal District Court in Brooklyn that he had made payments to Hiram Monserrate, a former city councilman and state senator from Queens. Mr. Carr pleaded guilty to one charge of making a false statement and faces up to six months in prison under the sentencing guidelines. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 21. Several people with knowledge of Mr. Carr's case said that when he was first taken into custody in 2011 he implicated a number of other elected officials. But Mr. Carr stopped short of cooperating with the government after his arrest, the people said; he pleaded not guilty and planned to go to trial. Mr. Monserrate, a Democrat from Queens who has not been charged in connection with the case, resigned from the State Senate after a misdemeanor assault conviction and was later sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in federal court of misusing public money. A lawyer for Mr. Monserrate declined to comment on Mr. Carr's plea. Mr. Carr's lawyer, Susan G. Kellman, said outside court that the prosecution of her client was misguided and should have been directed toward public officials who accepted the bribes. "The person who's being prosecuted is the person who was told, "You can't do business in New York City unless you pay," " Ms. Kellman said. Ms. Kellman said that only recently had Mr. Carr, 69, decided not to fight the charges. "He's an older gentleman and he's just not well," she said. A trial takes a lot out of you. In court on Wednesday, Mr. Carr, who lives in Georgia, described several serious illnesses and at one point took a seat, saying he felt faint. He was charged in June 2011 with writing checks to nonprofit organizations controlled by Mr. Monserrate. Although the recipient of the money was called John Doe in court, a law enforcement official close to the investigation identified him as Mr. Monserrate.