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In a stunning reversal, the Justice Department effectively dropped its corruption case against former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) Wednesday, agreeing to a settlement that would leave him with no criminal conviction if he pays $110,000 in restitution and taxes and stays out of legal trouble for six months. The unusual deal - under which Schock will admit to no criminal charge but his campaign committee will plead guilty to a misdemeanor - was struck after the Justice Department transferred the case out of the original prosecutor's office in Springfield, Ill. and sent it to other prosecutors in Chicago. Schock was indicted in 2016 on 24 felony counts alleging that he fleeced taxpayers and campaign donors through false expense claims, including inflated mileage reimbursements, personal travel expenses and camera gear-and by using campaign funds to buy Super Bowl tickets that he sold online. He resigned in 2015 over the scandal. Read more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1b065456abb253590e66a389007a917e3af0f2419f1f9314ad107f18dc09469d3d34abba1758d2b0592d8a0b7dc62042 To change your alert settings, please go to http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1b065456abb25359b4c030b3f3bab4ec990d893139f5d55d31a2a459abc9a79deb02db7cc87f3ba61588a4246d01e72a or http://click.politicoemail.com/profile_center.aspx?qs=c1c81b2ef644fde1dd3c1f6178ef6a8ea3ee660992025bd4743a58873c83a9e3f3f8b3a3a1af375d801e3bc3223d24faa4c8b2879d282af28b258e96befc9ce8 This email was sent to Hbiden@rosemontseneca.com by: POLITICO, LLC 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA, 22209, USA To unsubscribe,https://www.politico.com/_unsubscribe?e=00000169-541e-d01a-a169-5d9f02070000&u=0000014e-f0fe-dd93-ad7f-f8fffbc40000&s=6ab1770d115257bba48823ca26dabbccf4cc9a9f4d1b270f36569f5d454415d03ca6b62bb69abdb6612bbb1db374e2147ce2e076658d9ebcd8bc264939981879
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