FEC fines former GOP lawmaker $10,000

By Ryan Lovelace

Published October 25, 2016 5:51pm ET

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FEC fines former GOP lawmaker $10,000 — The FEC's fine is not related to federal prosecutors' probe of Schock's use of his House and political funds. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) | Seth Perlman

Former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock signed an agreement to pay the Federal Election Commission $10,000 stemming from his soliciting cash in an amount exceeding federal limits for a super PAC in 2012.

The Illinois congressman resigned in disgrace in 2015 after questions surrounding a deluge of questions about his potential misuse of public funds that spawned from his remodeling his office in the image of Downton Abbey.

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