Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds and spending the money on everything from outings with friends to his daughter’s birthday party. The ex-Marine’s attorneys had asked for most or part of his sentence be spent in... Read More

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January 8, 2020

GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns after corruption conviction

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, one month after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving vacant one of the GOP’s few remaining House seats in heavily Democratic California. Hunter’s departure effective Jan. 13 ends his family’s political dynasty in which he and his father, Duncan L.... Read More

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January 6, 2020

California Rep. Duncan Hunter silent on when he will resign

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California is staying silent on when he will resign after he pleaded guilty to using campaign money for personal expenses, drawing the ire of a fellow Republican who wants to replace him. The six-term congressman said last month that he would step down “shortly after the... Read More

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December 9, 2019

California congressman Duncan Hunter to quit after holidays

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California will resign after the holidays, following his guilty plea this week to illegally using campaign money for personal expenses, his office said Friday. The San Diego-area Republican did not provide a specific date for his departure in a two-sentence statement. He previously indicated he intended... Read More

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December 4, 2019

Former prosecutor says corrupt congressman got ‘great’ deal

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of conspiring with his wife to use at least $150,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses under a plea deal that a former federal prosecutor called “great” for the congressman who had faced 60 counts. The six-term Republican showed no... Read More

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Duncan Hunter

December 3, 2019

California Rep. Hunter plans to plead guilty, leave seat

SAN DIEGO (AP) — For more than a year, California Rep. Duncan Hunter insisted that criminal charges against him and his wife were the result of a conspiracy of the “deep state” meant to drive the six-term Republican from office in the Democrat-dominated state. But in a stunning turn of events, Hunter now says he... Read More

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Duncan Hunter

August 14, 2019

GOP congressman set to go to trial weeks before 2020 primary

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter won’t go on trial until next year on corruption charges that involve the spending of campaign cash on vacations, extramarital affairs and other items, a U.S. judge decided Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Whelan changed the trial date from Sept. 10 to Jan. 14 after defense... Read More

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August 13, 2019

California lawmaker wants corruption trial postponed

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, who is facing corruption charges, wants his Sept. 10 trial postponed while his attorneys appeal a San Diego judge’s refusal to dismiss the case. Attorneys for the California lawmaker are expected to ask the same federal judge on Tuesday to push the trial back to Oct.... Read More

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July 2, 2019

Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s trial can detail alleged affairs

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurors can hear evidence of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter’s alleged extramarital affairs when they consider charges the California Republican looted campaign cash to finance vacations, golf outings and other personal expenses, a judge said Monday. Prosecutors revealed salacious details about the married congressman’s lifestyle in court filings last week, saying he... Read More

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July 1, 2019

Rep. Hunter tells judge corruption case is political bias

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California is charged with looting his own campaign cash to finance vacations, golf and other personal expenses, then trying to cover it up. The Republican congressman says he’s the target of politically biased prosecutors. A federal judge in San Diego is scheduled Monday to consider if... Read More

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June 26, 2019

Feds: Rep. Duncan Hunter paid for affairs with campaign cash

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California illegally used campaign money to finance romantic flings with lobbyists and congressional aides, spending thousands of dollars on meals, cocktails and vacations, federal prosecutors say. A government court filing late Monday detailed allegations about the married Republican congressman’s affairs with five women following an indictment... Read More

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August 24, 2018

Congressman, wife plead not guilty to illegal spending

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter was swarmed by demonstrators yelling “shame on you!” as he left a federal courthouse Thursday in San Diego after pleading not guilty to charges of illegally using his campaign account for personal expenses. The California Republican and his wife, Margaret, entered their pleas in federal court, where... Read More

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Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison

GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns after corruption conviction

California Rep. Duncan Hunter silent on when he will resign

California congressman Duncan Hunter to quit after holidays

Former prosecutor says corrupt congressman got ‘great’ deal

California Rep. Hunter plans to plead guilty, leave seat

GOP congressman set to go to trial weeks before 2020 primary

California lawmaker wants corruption trial postponed

Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s trial can detail alleged affairs

Rep. Hunter tells judge corruption case is political bias

Feds: Rep. Duncan Hunter paid for affairs with campaign cash

Congressman, wife plead not guilty to illegal spending

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