D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. was charged with embezzling more than $300,000 in city funds and filing a false tax return, according to court papers filed Thursday in the District’s federal court.
Worth noting:
Thomas is alleged to have steered more than $300,000 in city funds for youth sports programs to pay for personal expenses that included an Audi sport-utility vehicle.
And:
There is no city law barring someone from running for office even after a felony conviction.
(I would do my usual “these are only charges, he hasn’t been convicted yet” disclaimer here. But according to the WP article, it appears that Thomas has pretty much already conceded that he’s guilty of the charges, and the only thing left is working out a plea deal with the prosecution.)
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