Judge in Rep. Duncan Hunter criminal case finds campaign-funded trip to Italy was family vacation
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
A federal judge in the criminal case against Rep. Duncan Hunter ruled in an order filed Tuesday that a campaign-funded trip Hunter’s family took to Italy was not legally-protected legislative activity, and neither were efforts to control political damage from a probe into his campaign spending.
Judge Thomas J. Whelan listed the findings in the three-page order memorializing his ruling Monday to deny some of the lawmaker’s key motions to dismiss part or all of a 60-count indictment against him for allegedly using more than $250,000 in campaign money for personal purposes including getaways with girlfriends, dental work, private school tuition, video games and more.
Hunter, R-Alpine and his wife and former campaign manager, Margaret, were indicted Aug. 21, 2018. Both originally pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-09/judge-in-rep-duncan-hunter-criminal-case-finds-family-trip-to-italy-was-mostly-personal-vacation
This is the trip where Hunter reportedly said "FUCK THE NAVY!" when he was denied a visit to US Naval facilities in Naples. He was counting on that to provide "legislative fact-finding" cover for his campaign donor-financed family vacation.
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