Schock Ethics Investigation Begins

“Investigators from the Office of Congressional Ethics have begun reaching out to Rep. Aaron Schock’s political orbit, a possible first sign of an official investigation of the Illinois Republican,” Politico reports.

Meanwhile, BuzzFeed reports Schock spent $5,123 on “what appears to be a fairly accurate replica of ‘The Falcon’ — the internal White House nickname for one of President Obama’s official podiums — and based on photos, uses it at times when speaking in his Peoria, Illinois, district.”

And the Chicago Sun Times reports that after Schock “dipped into a campaign fund to pay $73,896.96 for a Chevrolet Tahoe and put the SUV in his name, he later charged taxpayers for mileage.”