A Republican who last week announced that he is running for U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb’s seat next year is on probation in North Carolina for fraudulently taking money from farmers to start a cooperative.  46 year old Brian Thomsen an Ingram resident, is also not registered to vote in Pennsylvania. Thomsen was placed on 24 months of probation on Dec. 3, 2018, after pleading to multiple charges of larceny and cheat-property/services in Chatham County District Court, according to online records. Thomsen claims the charges were politically motivated.