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Taxpayer Funded Leather Hotness

A Democratic D.C. council member who stole more than $350,000 of taxpayer money spent some of it on leather chaps and exotic shoes.

By Washington Free Beacon Staff·
Taxpayer Funded Leather Hotness

Taxpayer Funded Leather Hotness

Dem spends stolen taxpayer money on leather chaps and exotic shoes

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A Democratic D.C. council member who stole more than $350,000 of taxpayer money spent some of it on leather chaps and exotic shoes.

Washington City Paper reports:

As part of the exhibits filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office in today's sentencing of Harry Thomas Jr., we learn a little bit more about where the disgraced former Ward 5 councilmember spent more than $350,000 of public money he stole.

For instance, when Thomas bought a $22,499 Victory motorcyle, he also spent more than $700 bucks on motorcycle apparel from a store in White Plains, Md. Those purchases include:

A leather shirt: $149.99

Chaps: $89.99 (LL called the store and confirmed that the chaps were, indeed, made of leather)

Novelty "Eagle" hat: $39.95

"Boss" leather jacket: $359.99