Fairfax Lawyer Accused Of Stealing From Autism Nonprofit

FAIRFAX, VA—A Fairfax man was arrested Monday for a role in helping his wife embezzle $1.4 million, including from an autism nonprofit and political campaign, The Washington Post reports.

Prosecutors say David Miller, 68, of Fairfax and his wife, Linda Diane Wallis, 51, stole money from Virginia Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax)'s campaign, an airline and the autism nonprofit. He faces 12 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and identity theft.

Miller pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday and will appear again Friday. He could face up to 20 years in prison. Wallis has already admitted to the crimes and was sentenced to 56 months in prison.

Court documents show Wallis, Saslaw’s former campaign treasurer, billed the campaign $653,000 through checks to fake law firms from June 2013 to September 2014. She also stole $368,400 from her husband's employer at the time, an aviation company called SkyLink.

Prosecutors also believe the two took money from the Community College Consortium on Autism and Intellectual Disabilities, a nonprofit serving those with autism and disabilities that they founded. Wallis admitted to transferring $482,000 from the nonprofit into her bank account.

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