Thomas didn’t send his son to DCPS because of baseball

By Lisa Gartner

Published January 6, 2012 5:00am ET

Those of you who live in the District and have a pulse may have heard that Ward 5 Councilman Harry “Tommy” Thomas Jr. has resigned his office and admitted to essentially stealing $350,000, much of which was supposed to be spent on youth baseball programs.

So here’s a quick, amusing, delicious detail.