VENICE — The former commander of the Idaho American Legion who recently moved to Venice faces up to 23 years in prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise on tax fraud and wire fraud, according to the Idaho Statesman.
Charles “Abe” Abrahamson, 56, is accused of embezzling $750,000 from the Legion, which has roughly 100 chapters and 8,000 members in Idaho. Abrahamson is a U.S. Marine and Idaho Army National Guard veteran.
“Beginning in approximately 2018 until approximately April 2024, Abrahamson knowingly devised a scheme to defraud the nonprofit and another individual,” a news release with the indictment stated, the Idaho Statesman reported. “Abrahamson made transfers to his personal financial accounts, payments to his personal credit cards, unauthorized expenses, and ATM withdrawals, from the nonprofit’s financial accounts, all for his own personal use and gain.”…