Before former D.C. Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. pleaded guilty on Friday and prosecutors outlined his offenses, there was some hope among Thomas’ former colleagues and certainly his constituents that the Ward 5 councilman had somehow been misled. That he had just taken some bad advice and made some mistakes.
But the table below, found in the charging document that details his theft, shattered that belief for many.
Following the money
|
Date (on or about) |
CYIT money to nonprofit |
Money nonprofit keeps |
Money nonprofit gives to HLT Development (Thomas) |
Money Nonprofit gives to TEAM Thomas |
| Jan. 24, 2008 | $100,000 | $25,000 | ||
| Feb. 6, 2008 | $60,000 | $15,000 | ||
| May 14, 2008 | $96,000 | $21,000 | ||
| May 22, 2008 | $40,000 | $35,000 | ||
| Oct. 8, 2008 | $100,000 | $20,000 | ||
| Oct. 21, 2008 | $60,000 | $20,000 | ||
| Dec. 12, 2008 | $96,000 | $20,000 | ||
| Dec. 26, 2008 | $48,000 | |||
| Jan. 13, 2009 | $28,000 | |||
| TOTALS | $392,000 | $86,000 | $208,000 | $98,000 |
|
Total to Thomas from nonprofit: |
$306,000
|
The table shows a pattern by which Thomas would direct the city to release a portion of a $400,000 grant meant for the Children & Youth Investment Trust. The CYIT would then give that money to a nonprofit organization to use for summer baseball camps. The nonprofit would kick back most of the money to Thomas and then use some of the money in addition to other city resources to pay for the summer camps.
