$4 million in Northern Kentucky tax money illegally sent to China, elsewhere, police records say

The criminal investigation into where more than $4 million in Northern Kentucky public tourism money went has led to the arrest of a New York man in the Bahamas.

The arrest is in connection with the embezzlement investigation into longtime meetNKY (Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau) finance director Bridget Johnson. She was fired Oct. 3, 2018, from the Covington-based tourism and marketing bureau where she worked for 20 years. The bureau markets the Northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell and Kenton to the world.

Brooklyn, New York resident Keith O. Tasher was arrested in the Bahamas on a $1 million theft charge, said Kenton Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders. He has been extradited to the U.S. where he remains in a Miami jail.

Tasher was booked into jail July 2 in Miami, according to jail records. Sanders said he is unsure when Tasher will be extradited back to Kenton County. He is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond.

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