The former deputy campaign manager, Anthony Barry, for Martha McSally pleaded guilty to the theft of more than $115,000 in campaign funds from the McSally for Senate Campaign in 2018 and 2019.
According to court documents, the 33-year-old Barry, 33, of Yorkville, Illinois served as both a deputy campaign manager and consultant for McSally. Barry used his position in the campaign to fraudulently direct the campaign to make payments to him beyond what he was owed for his salary and had the fraudulently obtained funds deposited into his personal bank account.
Barry pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful conversion of campaign funds. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 6, and faces a maximum term of five years in prison.