Prosecutors drop charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock
By Kyle Balluck - 03/06/19 12:14 PM EST
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they would defer prosecuting former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) in return for an agreement that he repay more than $100,000 in misappropriated funds.
Prosecutors said Schock had agreed to repay $42,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and $68,000 to his campaign account. Instead of facing felony charges, Schock would agree to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of improperly reporting expenses.
The Chicago Tribune first reported the surprise developments Wednesday morning.
Schock, 37, was elected to four terms in Congress representing a district that stretched from Springfield to Peoria. He was the youngest member of Congress when first elected in 2008, and was widely seen as a rising star before the indictment.
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