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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 01:09 PM Feb 2015

Aaron Schock (Republican congressman) has hired lawyers amid a burgeoning scandal

Schock, a fourth-term Republican congressman with a prized seat on the Ways and Means Committee, has hired lawyers and a crisis communications firm amid a burgeoning scandal over his high-spending ways and potential misuse of official and campaign funds. His office said it is performing an internal audit of his official accounts in response to questions over whether he improperly spent money from his House office budget and failed to report gifts.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/aaron-schock-didnt-report-gifts-meals-london-115570.html#ixzz3SxxHAFAn

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Aaron Schock (Republican congressman) has hired lawyers amid a burgeoning scandal (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2015 OP
Schocking. KamaAina Feb 2015 #1
"His office said it is performing an internal audit of his official accounts..." yellowcanine Feb 2015 #2
Vays und meantz, eh? ananda Feb 2015 #3

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
2. "His office said it is performing an internal audit of his official accounts..."
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 01:42 PM
Feb 2015
I'll just bet they are. Internal audits are the best kind. Maybe I will cut some corners on my tax return and tell the IRS, no problem, I will do an internal audit.
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