Legal news under the radar
21 Aug '18 23:20With Mr. Cohen and Mr. Manafort taking up much of the news today, there is some legal news regarding the GOP that's slipped under the radar today.
The Justice Department alleges that Duncan Hunter - Republican lawmaker from CA illegally using campaign money to pay for personal expenses date back to 2009 and the indictment chronicles them through 2016.
The criminal investigation began in June of 2016, two months after the Federal Election Commission and the San Diego Union-Tribune questioned some of Hunter’s campaign expenses as potentially personal, according to a Justice Department release.
To conceal their purchases, the Duncans misclassified purchases in their campaign finance records, labeling expenses as “campaign travel” or “dinner with volunteers” in submissions to the Federal Elections Commission.
Hunter, along with Rep. Chris Collins of New York, were the first members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump in 2016 in his run for the presidency. Both men have now been indicted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted-for-misuse-of-campaign-funds/ar-BBMgpbM
The Justice Department alleges that Duncan Hunter - Republican lawmaker from CA illegally using campaign money to pay for personal expenses date back to 2009 and the indictment chronicles them through 2016.
The criminal investigation began in June of 2016, two months after the Federal Election Commission and the San Diego Union-Tribune questioned some of Hunter’s campaign expenses as potentially personal, according to a Justice Department release.
To conceal their purchases, the Duncans misclassified purchases in their campaign finance records, labeling expenses as “campaign travel” or “dinner with volunteers” in submissions to the Federal Elections Commission.
Hunter, along with Rep. Chris Collins of New York, were the first members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump in 2016 in his run for the presidency. Both men have now been indicted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted-for-misuse-of-campaign-funds/ar-BBMgpbM
