The chief of staff to the assistant speaker of the New York State Assembly on Thursday was arrested by the FBI and charged with wire fraud for allegedly stealing $80,000 from his boss’s campaign account.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said 29-year-old Maruf Alam of  Kensington, Brooklyn was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court and released on $100,000 bond.

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