Aaron Schock
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On November 10, 2016, a federal grand jury in the Central District of Illinois indicted former Rep. Aaron Schock on 24 criminal counts including theft of government funds, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false statements, and filing false tax returns. The indictment alleged Schock spent $40,000 in government funds to redecorate his Washington office (including a $5,000 chandelier), sought reimbursement for nearly $30,000 in camera equipment, and ran up a $140,000 fraudulent mileage reimbursement tab over six years by claiming reimbursements for 150,000 more miles than his vehicles actually traveled.
In March 2019, prosecutors and Schock reached a deferred prosecution agreement. All 24 charges were dropped in return for a period of good behavior and payment of $100,000 in restitution — $42,000 to the IRS and $68,000 to his campaign fund. As part of the deal, Schock's campaign committee separately pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of failing to properly report expenses. Charges were officially dismissed in September 2019.