Sonya Arrington arrives at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh for her sentencing Monday. (Image: Your Erie)
On Monday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh said he was concerned that Sonya Arrington had eroded public trust in government and charitable organizations. Senior United States District Judge David S. Cercone said he had to impose a sentence that promoted “respect for the law.”
Between 2012 and 2018, Arrington embezzled $70,000 from Mothers Against Teen Violence, which she largely blew at the tables of the Presque Isle Downs & Casino in the city.
She also fraudulently claimed nearly $30,000 in Social Security disability payments while in office.
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