Embezzlement

A Northern Virginia political consultant has been sentenced to a year in prison for diverting tens of thousands of dollars from conservative political action committees and filing false reports to cover it up. Scott Mackenzie, 66, of Arlington was treasurer of multiple PACs, including Conservative StrikeForce and Conservative Majority Fund. Conservative StrikeForce has been under scrutiny since 2014 when Republican…

A former lawyer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for embezzling more than $1.6 million from groups including the campaign fund of Virginia’s Democratic Senate majority leader, Richard Saslaw. David H. Miller, 71, of Fairfax was sentenced Friday in federal court in Alexandria. A jury convicted Miller on fraud and other counts last year. Prosecutors say…

A former Catholic schools administrator is charged in a scheme to embezzle about $45,000 from the Archdiocese of Washington.