COLLINGDALE, Pa. (AP) - A former councilman in suburban Philadelphia waived his preliminary hearing on charges he stole nearly $3 million from his former employer to feed an alleged gambling addiction.
Former Collingdale borough councilman James Bryan faces multiple theft charges, all third-degree felonies. He is next due in Delaware County Court for a formal arraignment on March 26.
Prosecutors said Bryan stole the money over the course of 11 years while he worked as a project manager for Wescott Electric in Aston and gambled away much of it on lottery tickets and at Harrah’s Casino in Chester.
Investigators said Bryan cashed checks generated for fraudulent invoices and bought copper wire for the company that he’d scrap for cash.
Bryan had been a borough councilman for nearly 20 years.
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Information from: Delaware County Daily Times, https://www.delcotimes.com
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