Two Team Thomas Accomplices Sentenced to Probation

Marshall D. Banks and James Garvin were sentenced to probation, 80 hours of comunity service and full restitution for their roles in concealing and failing to report the misappropriation of $392,000 in D.C. government funds.

Banks and Garvin were part of the Team Thomas scandal in which former Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. used government funds meant for a youth non-profit for his own personal benefit.

The FBI describes their involvement:

"Banks and Garvin pled guilty in January 2012 to one count each of misprision of a felony (theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds). They were among five people to plead guilty to charges in an ongoing investigation into activities involving former District of Columbia Council Member Harry L. Thomas, Jr. Thomas pled guilty last year to charges stemming from a scheme in which he used more than $350,000 in taxpayers’ money that was earmarked for the arts, youth recreation, and summer programs for his own personal benefit."

Thomas is currently serving a 38-month prison sentence for his role in the scheme.

Read more about Banks and Garvin's involvemet in Team Thomas here.