WASHINGTON – Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife Margaret were indicted Tuesday for using $250,000 worth of campaign funds for personal expenses.
The Department of Justice had been investigating the California Republican for more than a year.
He’s charged with wire fraud, falsifying records, campaign finance violations and conspiracy.
A 48-page indictment charged the Hunters with lavish spending from 2009 to 2016, including on family vacations to Italy and Hawaii, school tuition, theater tickets and even dental bills.
Hunter’s indictment is another blow to the White House, already reeling from the convictions of Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
Hunter was a founding member of the “Trump Caucus” in the House during the 2016 campaign.
The charges come less than two weeks after another early Trump supporter, Rep Chis Collins (R-N.Y.) was arrested on charges of insider trading.