A former office manager to Sen. Edward Kennedy was found guilty by a federal jury in D.C. of stealing more than $75,000 by submitting false timesheets and bonuses for himself. Prosecutors said Ngozi Pole, 39, of Waldorf, used his position to double his salary without his superiors’ signatures during several pay periods. He was convicted Tuesday on all five counts of wire fraud and a single count of theft of government property. Each wire fraud charge carries a prison sentence of 20 years and a $250,000 fine. The theft of government property charge has a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a $250,000 fine.
In January 2007, Pole left Kennedy’s office to become deputy chief of staff for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). Senate payroll records show that Pole worked for Brown until May 2007.
Scott McCabe
