CLEVELAND (WJW) — A former Ohio Senate candidate from Summit County pleaded guilty this week to a $4.5 million wire fraud scheme.
Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, pleaded guilty Dec. 17 to three counts of wire fraud after admitting to a scheme that spanned from December 2021 through November 2024.
Prosecutors said Leissler worked as chief financial officer of an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights from March 2022 to November 2024, a position that gave him access to payroll records, expenditures, accounts payable and company credit cards…