Rep Hunter could lose his Congressional pension if convicted on corruption charges
Source: East County Magazine
Indicted Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Alpine) could lose his Congressional pension if convicted of felony corruption charges under federal reform laws. Those include the “Honest Leadership and Open Government Act” that his father, Duncan Hunter Sr., voted for in 2007.
According to the press statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s office which filed the indictment, Hunter and his wife, Margaret, are charged with “conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, wire fraud, falsification of records and prohibited use of campaign contributions.”
The 47-page indictment details the charges related to allegations that the Hunters stole a quarter of a million dollars in campaign funds to use for lavish personal expenditures such as vacations, jewelry, airfare for a pet rabbit, hotel rooms for the Congressman’s personal relationships, and children’s private school tuition while their personal accounts were overdrawn.
S.1., the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, was enacted following conviction of San Diego Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham on bribery charges. Cunningham kept his pension, although the federal government seized a portion to pay back taxes for his unreported income from bribes.
Read more: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/rep-hunter-could-lose-his-congressional-pension-if-convicted-corruption-charges
Oh, the rich irony of this! Cunningham once called Hunter Sr. his "mentor" in Congress. Hunter Sr., who himself got caught in a check-kiting scandal, needed to look like he cared about ethics about his mentee got sentences to 10 years in the federal prison. So he voted for an ethics reform bill that may now deprive Junior of getting a pension.
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