[So long, six-pack: An Aaron Schock timeline]But the case that once threatened to put Schock in prison almost certainly will end without him being convicted — marking a stunning reversal for the government. But mistakes are not crimes.”Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) speaks to reporters in Peoria, Ill., in February 2015. [He’s got a ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won’t talk about it.] In 2017, Schock’s attorneys alleged that investigators acted inappropriately in the case, including by exploring Schock’s sex life and whether he was gay. The Justice Department replaced the prosecutors on the case last year, and Schock finally struck a deal with the new team from the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2019 17:04 UTC