A disgraced local Democrat may have enlisted accomplices to steal nearly $350,000 from a youth charity, the Washington Post reports:
Convicted former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. may have had help from someone in city government when he stole nearly $350,000 from a nonprofit, a council report has concluded.
But in the extensive report, to be released Friday, the council’s Committee on Human Services said it did not have enough information to name anyone who could have provided that assistance. The report faults officials at the Children’s Youth Investment Trust Corp. for failing to detect the fraud.
Thomas, a onetime rising star in District politics, pleaded guilty in January to using trust funds intended for youth sports for personal use, including trips and a sport-utility vehicle. He faces 37 to 46 months in prison under federal guidelines when he is sentenced Thursday.
