Former Rep. Aaron Schock said in March he would amend his campaign finance reports to reflect a number of errors. He has not done so.

The Illinois Republican said he would repay the government for tens of thousands of dollars of questionable mileage reimbursements he had received. But representatives for Schock refused to say whether he has, and House records that would detail any repayment won’t be available for weeks.


Schock was legally required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of leaving Congress but he has failed to do that, too.

Meanwhile, the disgraced ex-lawmaker, who’s kept a low profile since he resigned from Congress at the end of March, has begun to use his leftover campaign funds to pay at least one former staffer’s legal fees, according to sources with knowledge of the inner workings of his operation.

This all comes as a grand jury is set to reconvene Wednesday in Springfield, Illinois, to continue hearing testimony about how Schock conducted his government business. The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to a half-dozen of his former staffers, as they investigate alleged misspending of taxpayer resources and how expenses were handled by his office.

Schock resigned after POLITICO reported he had billed taxpayers and his campaign donors for driving 170,000 miles in a vehicle that only had 80,000 miles on it.

Schock’s team is no longer communicating with the media. George Terwilliger and Nick Jones of McGuire Woods, Bill McGinley and Don McGahn of Jones Day and Schock himself did not respond to an email seeking comment. Republican communications veteran Ron Bonjean, who was previously handling media inquiries on Schock’s behalf, is no longer working for him.

Schock has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on his legal team. In federal election filings made public three weeks ago, Schock reported owing Jones Day $314,000 out of his re-election campaign account. His legal bills will likely skyrocket, as he has hired McGuire Woods and a former U.S. attorney from the central district of Illinois to represent him.

Schock’s legal problems are mounting. A one-time donor has filed a lawsuit that accuses the Illinois Republican of fraud and racketeering. Howard Foster, who contributed $500 to Schock in 2012, has had trouble tracking down Schock to serve him a subpoena.

While he is no longer serving as a lawmaker, Schock’s spending of official government resources continues to be a matter of discussion on Capitol Hill. Following Schock’s resignation, House Administration Chairman Candice Miller (R-Mich.) set up a panel to review its rules for reimbursing lawmakers and their staff.