Schock prosecutors make mistake: No leak in case - Chicago Sun-Times
, who last week raised the question of whether sealed documents were improperly provided to reporters, conceded Monday in a court filing there was nothing to the allegation. That means a videoconference scheduled for Tuesday before U. S. District Court Sue Myerscough “is unnecessary” wrote Assistant U. S. Attorney Tim Bass in a notice to the court dated Monday. The dust-up, a side issue to the ongoing criminal investigation of Schock, started last week when the prosecutors raised the issue about a potential leak to the media. Bass appeared to be sensitive to the word “leak,” which was used in news accounts about the matter, because he wrote, “The government did not use the word ‘leak’ but simply advised the court that on Aug. 10, 2015, there were media reports containing information that appear to be derived solely” from government filings. If Bass had double-checked the court file before starting up with the judge, he would have realized that the reporters wrote stories on Aug. Among the revelations in the court file: Schock apparently has been tailed by federal agents. Federal prosecutors also alleged a Peoria car dealer allowed Schock to drive a Chevy Tahoe at no cost — even after the dealer purchased it back. The 2015 Tahoe was bought by the Schock for Congress campaign committee and figures in one of the. Source: chicago.suntimes.com
