IndianaLocalNews

More details released about Marlin Stutzman ethics investigation

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A family trip to California that Indiana congressman Marlin Stutzman paid for with campaign money included visits to Universal Studios and Capitol Records. It also included lunch with a TV producer his wife admires.

Those details were found in an Office of Congressional Ethics report, which concluded the trip appears to have been “for personal purposes.” The report says federal law prohibits using campaign funds for personal matters.

The panel began investigating the Stutzman family’s six-day 2015 visit during the congressman’s losing Senate bid, which ended following May’s primary.

The Republican insists the trip was a legitimate campaign expense. But his campaign manager questioned using donor funds for what Stutzman’s wife called “a family vacation” on Facebook.

Stutzman’s office did not return messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.

Related posts

Cassopolis man being held on million-dollar bond for 4th of July shooting

Alyssa Foster

Indiana recognized for low veteran unemployment rates

Alyssa Foster

UPDATE: Silver Alert issued for missing boy, 8, in South Bend canceled

Jon Zimney

Leave a Comment