Charges against ex-Rep. Aaron Schock officially dismissed

CHICAGO (AP) — Corruption charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock have been officially dismissed six months after prosecutors’ surprise announcement they’d struck a deferred prosecution deal with the defense.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ordered the formal dismissal of charges against Schock on Wednesday.
The Illinois Republican resigned from Congress in 2015 amid scrutiny of his spending, including decorating his office in the style of the “Downton Abbey”