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ICYMI: Duncan “Bunny Soup” Hunter Spends Lavishly While Under DOJ Investigation

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San Diego Union-Tribune: Hunter’s campaign spent on trip to Las Vegas amid probe

  • “Rep. Duncan Hunter’s latest financial filings show his campaign continues to incur expenses at places like cigar lounges, where he has previously said he prefers to hold small-scale fundraising events.”
  • “His campaign spent $353 on “food/beverages” at Alpine Tobacco Company, a smoking lounge. The first quarter report also shows Hunter’s campaign paid a $1,042 hotel bill at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and spent $896 at one of the hotel’s bar, The Chandelier, where patrons can drink inside a huge crystal chandelier.”
  • “Hunter, R-Alpine, has reimbursed more than $60,000 in mistaken, personal or undocumented expenditures to his treasury since the Federal Election Commission and The San Diego Union-Tribune began questioning his expenses a year ago.”
  • “More recently, the House Ethics Committee announced that it would halt an inquiry into Hunter’s spending in deference to a federal criminal investigation.
  • The latest campaign reports also show Hunter spent$69,000 in legal fees and paid $9,000 in campaign consulting fees to his wife, Margaret.

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NBC San Diego: Rep. Hunter’s Campaign Expenses Show Spending in Las Vegas, Alpine Cigar Lounge

  • “Since March 2017, Hunter is under federal criminal investigation over what he says was mistaken use of a campaign credit card.”
  • “Cigar lounges and hotel bars continue to show up as venues for campaign spending by Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-50th District).”
  • “As NBC 7 reported in March, Hunter is under federal criminal investigation over what he says was mistaken use of a campaign credit card.”
  • “Recent filings by Hunter’s campaign show nearly $2,000 spent at a Las Vegas hotel and bar and $353 worth of food and beverages at the Alpine Tobacco Company, in his Congressional district.”
  • “New campaign contributions came from donors linked to defense firms that got shipbuilding contracts from the Coast Guard, which is overseen by a House subcommittee that Hunter chairs.”
  • “Hunter has spent nearly $70,000 on attorneys, according campaign filings for the first three months of this year.”

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Roll Call: More Duncan Hunter Expenses: Vegas Hotel and Cigar Bars

  • “Congressman is already under criminal investigation for questionable spending.”
  • “California Rep. Duncan Hunter’s spending habits are receiving continued scrutiny in light of reports he used campaign money on a Las Vegas trip.”
  • “Hunter’s campaign spent $353 at Alpine Tobacco Company smoking lounge; $1,042 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and $896 at the hotel’s bar called the Chandelier, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.”
  • “The spending comes despite the fact the California Republican is under federal criminal investigation for using campaign money for personal expenses. He has had to reimburse his campaign $60,000.”

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