Former Peoria Congressman Aaron Schock Subject of National News Story
Politico said Schock pursued an eight-figure payoff and a gold mine while lobbying for softer U.S. pressure on Venezuela without filing under federal law.
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$1,000 dinners, 5-star hotels & his own gold mine: How Aaron Schock schemed his way back into Tr*mp’s Washington
(Photo credit: Getty Images) In Tr*mp’s Washington, fraudsters always receive a second chance. As the most corrupt president in modern times, the convicted felon never hesitates to dole out favors. For an all-out schemer like Aaron Schock, Tr*mp’s re-election represented a gold mine–literally. With a disgraced past, the Republican ex-congressman would’ve previously been unsalvageable. Once a rising political star, Shock resigned in shame after b…
Disgraced gay former GOP Rep. allegedly promised a gold mine for improving US-Venezuela relations
Disgraced former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) mounted a political comeback of sorts, Politico reported in a June 8 article, claiming that Venezuela’s vice president had promised him a literal gold mine if he got the U.S. to improve diplomatic relations between the countries. Schock recently visited a Venezuelan town renowned for its gold prospecting. The publication noted that after resigning from Congress in 2015 under a wave of campaign finance sc…
Disgraced Republican was promised a literal gold mine to help foreign government: report
Former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), who in 2015 resigned amid scandal for defrauding taxpayers, is facing renewed scrutiny after being exposed for allegedly working on behalf of a foreign government in exchange for “an honest-to-god gold mine,” Politico reported Monday.“No one around Schock could know ...
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