The US Congressman Duncan Hunter is currently being questioned by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) about using campaign funds to buy games from Steam.
Congressman Duncan Hunter, has allegedly spent $1,302 from his campaign funds on games from the online platform Steam. Congressman Hunter claims that his teenage son used the card once to buy a games from Steam and that the other purchases were unauthorized charges, something that he had not approved in any way shape or form. These unauthorized charges were made from October 13 to December 16, whether or not it is the result of a hack was not noted, but Hunter claims it to be the case.
Campaign funds are not allowed to be used for personal expenses, but candidates tend to do it anyway and reimburse what they used later on without anyone really caring. As long as the money gets paid back everything is fine and the FEC doesn't go after anyone.
In this case Congressman's spokesman Joe Kasper said that these charges would not be paid back to the campaign fund "pending the outcome of the fraud investigation," according to The San Diego Union Tribune.
Congressman Hunter is a known supporter of videogames and has, on several occasions, defended videogames when other politicians and media accused them as the main reason for mass shootings and other horrible events.
Maybe someone was using Congressman Hunter's card unlawfully, or maybe the Steam sales were too good to pass.
Source: VG247
