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A former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee admitted in court Friday that he stole more than $844,000 from the group and several other political fundraising committees.
Christopher Ward, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in the District of Columbia to interstate transportation of stolen property. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will seek a 37-month prison term, and Ward will have to pay back his victims.
Ward had served as treasurer for 83 GOP committees over a decade. Some of the cash went to mortgage payments and work at his Bethesda, Md., home.
