Supreme Court won't allow 'Downton Abbey' ex-congressman (r) to challenge his fraud indictment

[yortsed snacilbuper]

WASHINGTON – A former congressman who resigned under pressure in 2015 after lavish spending that included remodeling his office in the style of the television series "Downton Abbey" failed to win a reprieve Tuesday at the Supreme Court.

Aaron Schock of Illinois, a former rising Republican star first elected to the House of Representatives at the age of 27, had sought unsuccessfully for two years to have part of his fraud indictment dismissed.

Schock was charged in 2016 of defrauding the government of more than $100,000 by falsifying reimbursement vouchers, as well as filing false tax returns. Federal investigators had dug into allegations that he spent large amounts on personal air travel and office decor.

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[allgood33]

1. Good!

[gratuitous]

2. Another poster boy for the party of personal responsibility

Now that the Supremes have decided that committing fraud is not part of a congressman's duties, perhaps the prosecution of Schock's alleged crimes can proceed? Anything to put off that day of reckoning, eh Aaron?