Article snippet: Rep. MORE (R-Calif.) and his wife, Margaret, were indicted Tuesday after being charged with misusing at least $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The indictment quickly led to Hunter being dropped from his position on several House committees, with Speaker a 47-page indictment returned by a federal grand jury in California. Hunter's wife — who was paid $116,000 by his campaign between 2010 and 2017 and given access to campaign funds as a consultant — dismissed campaign finance rules as "silly" when pressed by the campaign treasurer on her spending, according to the indictment. Margaret Hunter also allegedly refused to allow the campaign fundraiser to review her credit card statements. According to the document, Hunter's campaign treasurer suggested his wife's credit card be taken away, to which the congressman acknowledged the spending was a problem but declined to restrict her access to campaign funds.The indictment notes that the Hunters had less than $1,000 in reportable assets between 2009 and 2016, having overdrawn their bank accounts more than 1,100 times "resulting in approximately $37,761 in "overdraft" and "insufficient funds" bank fees.""Their credit cards were frequently charged to the credit limit, often with five-figure balances, resulting in approximately $24,600 in finance charges, interest, and other fees related to late, over the limit, and returned payment fees," the indictment states. "By... Link to the full article to read more