Illinois Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in IL
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Illinois Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House [R]
4/10/16
Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys -— the youngest being only 14-years-old —- during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was marriedAccording to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
6/01/15
Illegally structured hush money payments of $1.7 million to elude federal bank reporting requirements in order to hide the fact he was paying the victim of his past sex crimes and lied to Federal investigators about itHe pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IL]
3/17/15
Received nearly $50,000 he was not entitled to after he lied about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did in reimbursement forms he filed with the government and his campaignAccording to a report by Politico
2/06/15
Sold his home to a major Republican donor for $925,000 --more than three times its assessed value of $255,000 -- at the height of his reelection campaignAccording to an exclusive report by Blue Nation Review
2/02/15
Spent tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds on private jets, automobiles, tickets to the Super Bowl, massages and cigars and many other things over a five-year periodAccording to a bombshell report by The Washington Post2/02/15
Spent over $100,000 in taxpayer money renovating his Congressional office to resemble a room on the show "Downton Abbey"According to a report by The Washington Post
Illinois Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Sam McCannFmr. State Senator [R-IL]
2/03/21
Spent over $600,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses including his mortgage, paying off personal loans, multiple vehicles, a motor home, family vacations and a host of other things that had nothing to do with his campaignAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Sandra PihosFmr. State Representative [R-IL]
6/05/18
Stole nearly $600 worth of clothes from a local department store and returned later that same day to try and return the stolen items for cash or store creditAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Ron StephensFmr. State Representative [R-IL]
3/16/10
Crossed over the center line and ran into the curb and smelled of alcohol, slurred his speech and had glassy eyes when police pulled him overAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Nick SauerFmr. State Representative [R-IL]
8/02/18
Shared nude images of his ex-girlfriend to eight men using a fake Instagram account under her name so that he could creepily "catfish" them by pretending to be her and sharing intimate details of her lifeAccording to a report by Politico -
Randy RameyState Representative [R-IL]
9/26/11
Swerved in and out of his lane on a dark country road around 2am before getting pulled over and then submitted to a breathalyzer test that found he had a BAC over twice the legal limitAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Steve ReickState Representative [R-IL]
8/30/19
Drove 20 mph over the speed limit, ran his truck into a curb, failed a field sobriety test during which he told an officer "I have had too much to drink tonight" and failed a breathalyzer test with a BAC of .146According to charging documents filed by local police