Missing Person Aaron Shock Reappears in Chicago Wearing Fancy Belt
Remember Aaron Schock? The Republican Congressman from Illinois’ 18th District resigned on March 31 in response to a cascade of scandals, such as his Downton Abbey-themed office, his use of government funds to pay for tickets to a Katy Perry concert, and his office’s extremely questionable travel reimbursements, all of which are now the subject of a federal investigation. So what’s he up to these days?
According to the lawyer of a political donor who’s suing him, Schock went into hiding some time after his resignation (though Fox News anchor Greta van Susteren was able to call him on his cell phone). But today a local TV reporter, CBS’ Brad Edwards, spotted him lunching at a steakhouse in Chicago’s upscale River North neighborhood:
Where is embattled former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock? Well, right there, lunching in Chicago. (cont.) @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/FvinC1nkxJ
May 7, 2015
As a grand jury investigates Schock, he ate fish & sipped Arnold Palmer's @ChicagoCut's new restaurant. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/6axQjPFVdF
May 7, 2015
We definitely know it’s Aaron Schock because of the fancy belt and watch he reportedly wore:
SCHOCK: I'm told the flashy fmr. congressman wore an @Ferragamo belt, & check the @PaneraiOfficial watch @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/HpMksPhc5W
May 7, 2015
Confirming an earlier a Wednesday report by the Chicago Sun-Times, Schock’s outdoor meeting appeared to be part of a job interview:
SCHOCK & STRAW: Aaron sipped an Arnold Palmer in River North. "Lunch" sounded like a "job interview." @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/oZItoVWD1v
May 7, 2015
According to Lynn Sweet, the Sun-Times’ Washington bureau chief, Schock is keeping his options open: “Perhaps sales. Or banking. Or something in international trade.”
Ah, best of luck.
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