Federal prosecutors replaced in Aaron Schock case
Source: Politico
The Justice Department is replacing the prosecutors overseeing the criminal case against former Rep. Aaron Schock, an unusual move that could delay the proceedings in the case.
In a court document filed on Thursday, John Childress, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, told U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly — himself new to the case — that the change was being made. Childress didn’t specify in the court filing why the prosecutors were being swapped out, although he did say members of the new team would not come from his office.
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Schock resigned from Congress in March 2015 and was indicted in November 2016 for wire fraud, mail fraud, filing false federal tax returns, submitting inaccurate reports to the Federal Election Commission, making false statements and theft of government funds.
Among other charges, Schock allegedly pocketed tens of thousands of dollars in false reimbursement claims after submitting fake car mileage reports. POLITICO first reported these allegations.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/30/federal-prosecutors-replaced-aaron-schock-804575
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