Treasurer for D.C. Council Candidate Sentenced in Federal Corruption Probe

A political consultant and treasurer to a defeated Council of the District of Columbia candidate was sentenced April 13 to 16 months in prison and three years of probation for violating campaign finance laws and for tax evasion (U.S. v. Suttonsentencing).

Hakim J. Sutton, principal owner the Sutton Group, a political consulting organization, had pleaded guilty Oct. 23, 2014, to one count of knowingly filing a false and misleading campaign finance report, a District offense, and in one count of income tax evasion, a federal offense.

As part of a plea bargain with federal prosecutors, Sutton admitted that ...