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R.I. man gets prison for scamming political contributors, including Ohio couple who gave $1.3M
Rhode Island man gets prison for scamming political contributors, including Ohio couple who gave $1.3mCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Rhode Island congressional candidate is headed to prison for scamming donors to his political action committees, including an Ohio couple who gave $1.3 million, that he mostly used to fund his own lifestyle.
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Wednesday sentenced H. Russell Taub to three years in prison, court records show, and ordered him to pay $1.1 million in restitution to his victims.
Taub pleaded guilty to wire fraud and election law violations earlier this year after prosecutors said he misused about $1 million of the $1.6 million he raised for two Super PACs he founded called Keeping America in Republican Control and Keeping Ohio in Republican Control.
He spent the money he misused on things including travel, clothing, cigars, restaurants, escort services and adult entertainment, prosecutors have said.
Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/07/rhode-island-man-gets-prison-for-scamming-political-contributors-including-ohio-couple-who-gave-13m.html