Posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 at 2:40 pm
Thirty-five-year-old former United States Representative Aaron Schock (Republican of Illinois) once had a $5,000 chandelier attached to his government office, cementing the rumors that he loved the good and expensive life.
In a sweeping 24-count grand jury indictment given to him on Thursday, November 10 in Springfield, prosecutors constructed in detail the circumstances in which Schock used House of Representatives and campaign funds to support his lavish lifestyle.
Among the charges that Schock faces are nine counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, two counts of making false statements, five counts of filing false reports with federal election officials, and six counts of filing false tax returns.
In a statement, U.S. attorney in Springfield James Lewis said, “Mr. Schock held public office at the time of the alleged offenses, but public office does not exempt him or anyone else from accountability for alleged intentional misuse of public funds and campaign funds.”
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