Credit Peoria Public Radio
CHICAGO - Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock s public corruption case is now scheduled for June in federal court in Chicago.
The Republican from Peoria will stand trial June 10 before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly.
Schock was once a rising star in Congress and a formidable GOP fundraiser. He is accused of using campaign money and his congressional allotment for personal expenses and extravagant redecorating of his Capitol Hill office in the style of the TV series Downton Abbey.
The case was originally assigned to federal court in the central district of Illinois. But Urbana-based U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce recused himself from another federal case for allegedly having improper communication with prosecutors.
The man was referring to the upcoming presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., investigators said.
Louis Capriotti, 45, faces a charge of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, according to the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Capriotti was arrested Tuesday morning near his home, and he was scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes later Tuesday.
âOur office takes the security of our public servants very seriously,â said U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch Jr. âIndividuals who cross the line of free speech by making unlawful threats will be held accountable.â