Indictment: St. Louis Official Misspent Campaign Money

A former St. Louis elected official has been indicted on a federal mail fraud charge stemming from allegations that he misspent campaign funds. Grand jurors returned the indictment against 66-year-old Larry Arnowitz one day after he resigned as alderman, citing “personal reasons." His defense lawyer previously told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Arnowitz “made a mistake" and would make “full restitution." The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that Arnowitz used funds from his campaign accounts on personal expenses from June 2015 through February 2019. The expenses included his personal residential mortgage.