D.C. tech office employee pleads in kickback scheme

A D.C. government technology worker has pleaded guilty for her role in a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scam that rocked the city’s computer office and once threatened to unseat President Obama’s top technology official.

Tawanna Sellmon, a project manager in the District’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, is the latest name to surface in the bribery and kickback scandal. Five people, including two other D.C. tech office employees, have been charged so far.