Helper gop Arrested For Embezzling A Quarter Of A Million Dollars From Boss’s Campaign Fund
Shays’ Campaign Manager Arrested
Former Campaign Manager Accused Of Embezzling Funds
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—The longtime campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays has been arrested on charges he embezzled about $250,000 in campaign funds.
Tom Carson, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office, said Michael Sohn, 34, of Fairfield, was arrested Friday on a 12-count indictment charging him with stealing the campaign money over four years. He also was charged with filing false campaign reports and tax offenses.
A telephone message was left Friday with Sohn’s attorney, Philip Russell.
Sohn is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport Friday.
Shays, a moderate Republican who served 10 terms in Congress, narrowly lost to Democrat Jim Himes in the race for southwestern Connecticut’s 4th District.
