Former Chabot campaign consultant pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
Feds: Consultant embezzled $1.4M from campaign
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Congressman Steve Chabot speaks during a District 1 debate between himself and Aftab Pureval at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.
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CINCINNATI â A political consultant and longtime campaign aide to Rep. Steve Chabot pleaded guilty Friday to federal wire fraud and falsification of records charges after prosecutors say he embezzled more than $1.4 million from Chabot s Congressional campaign.
An April 27 filing against 41-year-old James R. Schwartz II detailed an attempt to embezzle from âCongressional Campaign A between 2011 and 2019.
Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Prompts Charges Against Accused Supplier
A Laguna Hills, Calif. man is facing federal charges for allegedly supplying the fentanyl that led to a fatal drug overdose in March.
The 26-year-old was arrested May 12 after his fingerprints were found on the victim’s parcel of drugs, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) said May 18.
“We will continue to attack the epidemic on all fronts [and] hold those accountable that are supplying these narcotics in the community,” OCSD spokesperson Todd Hylton told The Epoch Times.
The victim, whose name has not been released, recently moved from Orange County to Utah to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program. He died in March after being sent a parcel of drugs containing fentanyl, police said.