Treasurer charged with stealing from DC campaign

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign treasurer for a former D.C. councilmember has been indicted on charges of stealing $115,000 from a campaign account.

A 14-count indictment against Hakim Sutton was unsealed Wednesday. Sutton was the treasurer for Michael Brown, who lost his re-election bid in 2012 after announcing that most of his campaign funds had been stolen.

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