That’s one heck of a burn rate
Thursday, Jul 16, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Tribune…
Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s legal woes have been lucrative for a handful of law firms that have collected more than $1 million from his campaign fund over the past three months, according to a campaign disclosure report released Wednesday by the Federal Election Commission.
In addition, the report shows that Schock owes almost $750,000 to the law firm Jones Day. […]
In recent months, Schock returned $57,800 worth of political contributions, the report shows. Reimbursements were made to contributors including prominent Chicago-area businessmen Ron Gidwitz, Sam Zell and restaurateur Richard Melman.
As of the end of June, $2.1 million remained in Schock’s campaign fund.
Those reimbursements are also kinda interesting.
* The guy has a ton of attorneys on the payroll…
He paid $500,000 to McGuire Woods, a Richmond, Virginia, based law firm. McGuire Woods partner George Terwilliger, a former top official at the Justice Department, is representing Schock.
Schock owes $746,985 to the firm Jones Day, according to the Federal Election Commission report, which was made public Wednesday. […]
He paid $333,628 to Berliner Corcoran and Rowe, a firm with offices in D.C. and San Francisco, and $91,000 to Lane and Waterman. Jeffrey Lang, a former U.S. attorney in central Illinois who works at Lane and Waterman, is on Schock’s legal team.
The Bopp Law Firm, a Republican firm run by attorney Jim Bopp, did $25,000 in work for Schock. Berke Farah, a D.C.-based political firm, made nearly $3,500 from the former lawmaker.
Schock paid $25,000 in legal fees to JJ Jackson Consulting and $20,000 to Schertler and Onorato, a D.C.-based litigation firm. Schock also shelled out $50,000 to Blank Rome.
Whew.
At last report, Schock was in the Peruvian mountains.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:06 pm:
One million and counting and he hasn’t been indicted yet? What a score!
I bet it didn’t cost El Chapo that much to get out of the can.
- AC - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:09 pm:
His legal expenses would be lower if he didn’t have to have his legal team fly to Machu Picchu just to meet with him. /s
- Chicago Cynic - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:11 pm:
Wow!! At that rate, he won’t have enough by the time he gets indicted. And why so many law firms??? Bizarre.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:14 pm:
Is Peru a non-extradition country?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:17 pm:
At that rate, this better be the sweetest of sweetheart pleas, and the lightest of the lightest of sentences.
The Peru trip… it’s off-season…
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:23 pm:
A few of the big $ guys got their money back. Wonder how the rest of the schmucks feel. Why the hell even give money to a politician is the question. ( Yes, they ALL want to give back to their community, state, country). They may go in clean, but they too often come out dirty.
- Archiesmom - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:26 pm:
Time to cue the “hiking the Appalachian Trail” jokes…
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:27 pm:
His fund is presumably paying the legal fees of former employees who have been interviewed by the G and asked to appear before the grand jury.
- Stones - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:33 pm:
If he’s in Peru I hope at least he posts a few selfies
- 100 Miles West - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:39 pm:
He could be building up some “good will” with the lawyers before the feds freeze his fund when he is indicted.
- anon - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 12:49 pm:
So, more highly paid lawyers = less time in the pokey???
- walker - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 1:00 pm:
This isn’t what his campaign donors thought they were buying.
- Team Sleep - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 1:12 pm:
Most “good” firms in Northern Virginia and D.C. are costly anyway. Given what former Congressman Schock is facing I can’t say that his legal bills are a surprise.
- Let'sMovetoTexas - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 1:16 pm:
In my opinion, he is being overcharged by these lawyers.
- Jorge - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 1:20 pm:
Must be practicing for his Travel Channel show.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 1:35 pm:
100 Miles might be on to something with the “goodwill.” Use the campaign funds before you lose them if they get rolled into a RICO.
- illinoised - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 6:15 pm:
He is toast
- dr. reason a. goodwin - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 9:43 pm:
That’s just crazy.
- Forgottonia Republic - Friday, Jul 17, 15 @ 12:53 pm:
I wonder if by any chance his law firm just redecorated its offices…