Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 8F is moving to ask the DC Board of Elections (BOE) to remove Commissioner Clayton Rosenberg (8F05) from his seat.
ANC 8F will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 29 during which they will discuss and vote on a “Resolution to Board of Elections to Vacate ANC 8F05 Seat”.
Clayton Rosenberg pled guilty in East Virginia court in August to stealing from coronavirus business relief programs. According to the courts, from at least June 2020 through at least June 2021, Rosenberg and two accomplices made at least 16 fraudulent applicants for benefits worth more than $9 million, of which Rosenberg himself received at least $1.6 million. The court alleges Rosenberg spent the money on beard treatments and luxury vehicles.
The court says Rosenberg also submitted fraudulent UI applications using personal identifying information obtained online. Rosenberg applied for and received over $110,308 in UI and pandemic unemployment assistance benefits, the court added.
Rosenberg, acccording to court documents also known as “Kenneth Clayton,” and “Kobe,” was sentenced to five years plus three months in prison for wire fraud. He must pay the amounts back to the government. Rosenberg is appealing the length of the sentence.
According to an agenda sent to constituents, on Aug. 29, the ANC will vote to ask the DC Board of Electors that Rosenberg be removed from office.
In addition to representing ANC 8F05 since 2022, Rosenberg was Chief of Staff for the Alliance of Concerned Men and is a partner in the Capitol Square Diner (1500 East Capitol St. NE).
ANC 8F Chair Edward Daniels (6/8F04) declined to comment on the meeting or the charges.
ANC 8F will meet in person and online at 7 p.m. at DDOT Headquarters (250 M St. SE). The Zoom link has not yet been updated. You can find it at www.anc8f.org/meetings
