Former political aide to Sen. Lindsey Graham fined for theft

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/ex-graham-aide-fined-for-theft-2009-04-27.html

Ex-Graham aide fined for theft
By Reid Wilson
Posted: 04/27/09 05:28 PM


A former political aide to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will pay a civil penalty after embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from Graham's Senate campaign, the Federal Election Commission announced Monday.

Mary Jennifer Adams, who was arrested in December 2007 for embezzling $280,000 from Graham's re-election campaign, will pay $2,500 to the FEC. She has also agreed not to work on a federal campaign in any capacity related to the campaign's finances.

In November 2008, Adams was sentenced to 18 months in prison and five years probation.

Adams first worked for Graham on his campaign for Congress in 1994 before serving in official capacities in Graham's office. Charges filed at the time accused Adams of using Graham's campaign to get credit cards and spending unauthorized money.

Adams was also convicted of spending money from Graham's personal account. The campaign aide obtained a credit card in Graham's name sometime between 2006 and 2007.

She had been convicted of fraud before, convictions Graham said at the time he had not been made aware of.

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1. Wow. Another crooked republican

I am so shocked! :sarcasm: