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Ex-Legion post official ordered to pay $416,000

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FORT WAYNE -

The former financial officer of an American Legion post near Fort Wayne has been ordered to pay $416,000 in restitution for his role in the skimming of money from charity bingo games.

An Allen County judge on Tuesday also sentenced 68-year-old John Gahan to four years on probation after he pleaded guilty last month to an aiding corrupt business influence charge.

The Journal Gazette reports Gahan's attorney told the judge that Gahan is in poor health and never got "one cent" from the scheme.

Gahan was among five people charged in the skimming of nearly $1 million from Legion Post 330 in New Haven that was illegally paid to workers who were supposed to be volunteers.

The others have pleaded guilty to various charges and are awaiting sentencing.

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