(WKBN) — A 45-year-old man who embezzled millions from his employer and a fraternal police organization to fund a lavish lifestyle and his election campaign has been sentenced to prison.
Jonathan Leissler, of Stow, has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in December 2025 to three counts of wire fraud. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after imprisonment and pay over $4.4 million in restitution.
According to court documents, in March 2022, Leissler was hired as the chief financial officer for an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights. In his first month on the job, he created fake payroll records to add unauthorized extra money to his paychecks in the form of bonuses, commissions and other payments, according to a Department of Justice release…