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Former Peoria Congressman and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reportedly needed money for home repairs when he took $50,000 from the associate of a foreign national in 2012.
That s according to a 2019 non-prosecution agreement released in full by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the first time on Thursday.
LaHood was reportedly facing significant financial difficulties in part due to problems related to home remediation at the time, and was looking to raise money to fund home repairs. He met with a priest referred to only as Individual A in May 2012 to seek a connection to a creditor for a home repair loan, according to the DOJ agreement.