..."Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose...said the penalty is too light..."
It is a very good thing I was sitting down when I found this. I actually agree with LaRose on something.
Source-https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/state/2024/09/09/gop-campaign-treasurer-bill-curlis-sentenced-in-federal-court/75137023007/
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Longtime GOP campaign treasurer gets probation; Frank LaRose calls it a slap on the wrist
Long-time GOP campaign treasurer Bill Curlis got five years probation and must pay back almost $800,000.
snip-"A federal judge sentenced long-time GOP campaign treasurer William Curlis to five years probation and ordered him to pay $795,282 in restitution.
Curlis, who worked for more than 100 candidates over the past four decades, pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to the theft of nearly $1 million from campaigns. He admitted that he defrauded candidates between 2008 and 2023, writing more than 175 checks to himself for personal use from the political accounts.
Curlis served as treasurer to local, state and federal campaigns, often as the only signatory on accounts and he frequently discouraged candidates from having access to bank statements without his oversight, prosecutors said.
Last year, state Sen. Stephanie Kunze, R-Hilliard; former Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien and Franklin County Engineer Cornell Robertson filed complaints with the Ohio Elections Commission about Curlis. The U.S. Attorney's office filed the federal charges against Curlis in April."
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