WASHINGTON (AP) - D.C. Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. was charged Thursday with stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns.
The two felony counts against Thomas, a 51-year-old Democrat, were detailed in a criminal information filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday. That document typically indicates a defendant intends to plead guilty.
The money Thomas is accused of stealing had been earmarked for District of Columbia youth sports programs, according to a lawsuit filed last June by the district's attorney general. The criminal information does not say what Thomas did with the alleged stolen funds.
Previously he had been accused of spending the money on a luxury SUV, travel and rounds of golf. Thomas agreed to pay back $300,000 in a civil settlement with the attorney general, although he missed a scheduled $50,000 payment that was due Tuesday.
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Doesn't surprise me a bit , come on Marion Barry , won't be nothing left to steal when he's done.
ReplyDeleteShe's a dumbocrat?
ReplyDeleteShe'l just get a slap on the wrist