Former restaurant operator charged with stealing thousands from Albany mayor's campaign fund
ALBANY — A former campaign aide to Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her campaign accounts, including thefts that were made using credit cards and forged checks, according to court records.
Scott R. Solomon, 34, who last year leased the recently shuttered Siro’s Restaurant in Saratoga Springs, turned himself in to State Police at the Capitol on Tuesday and was released after his arraignment. Solomon had limited involvement with Siro's this past summer but had held the establishment's liquor license in his name.
Solomon's attorney, Andrew Safranko, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Sheehan and her chief of staff, David Galin, gave sworn statements to investigators outlining how Solomon had been enlisted as a fundraising consultant for the campaign in October 2017 and had allegedly systematically misused a campaign credit card to make nearly $22,000 in unauthorized personal expenses.
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