U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce ordered the U.S. Attorney for Central Illinois to disclose any falsehoods or misstatements to grand juries about the investigation of former Rep. Aaron Schock.
Bruce ordered the attorney to do so after prosecutors first denied and then admitted to commenting about Schock’s investigation, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Schock resigned in 2015. He pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud, falsification of election commission filings, and theft of government funds.
The former Illinois Republican’s spendthrift habits first came to light in early 2015 after it was revealed he had his office’s decoration modeled after the television show “Downton Abbey.”