COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus man who served as a campaign treasurer for more than 100 political candidates in the 1980s pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud related to stealing nearly $1 million in campaign funds.
According to the office of the U.S. Attorney Southern District of Ohio, Willis Curlis, 76, was charged by a bill of information in April. Curlis pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of wire fraud for stealing $995,231 in campaign funds.
According to court documents...