Former Connecticut Congressman Christopher Shays has filed documents with the Federal Election Commission that detail what he says is $190,000 in thefts by a former aide from his 2008 campaign.
The documents claim Shays’ former campaign manager, Michael Sohn of Fairfield, embezzled the money.
The documents say Sohn took about $83,000 in campaign checks written to himself, $70,000 that he withdrew from ATMs, $16,000 in payroll money, $11,000 in cell phone charges and $11,000 in other unapproved spending.
A grand jury has been investigating the missing money. Shays filed a complaint against Sohn with the FEC last month.
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Sohn’s lawyer, Alex Hernandez, declined to comment. (AP)
