#WasteOfTheDay: Disgraced Rep. Can Get $1.2M Pension

A congressman who served 11-years admitted to using his campaign account as a personal piggy bank. Indicted and convicted of a felony, he was scheduled to report to federal prison in January of this year but received a pardon by the president before serving any time.

California Rep. Duncan Hunter billed his campaign account for family trips to Hawaii and Italy, round after round of golf, and even for 30 tequila shots (and one steak) for a bachelor party ($462). His kids’ tuition ($6,150) and school lunches ($1,372) were claimed as campaign expenses.

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