March 24 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice is investigating Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., for allegedly misusing campaign funds, the House Ethics Committee announced.
The committee said in a statement on Thursday it voted unanimously to defer consideration, indicating it will suspend its probe of Hunter while the Justice Department conducts its own. An August 2016 report by the Office of Congressional Ethics said Hunter may have violated House rules, standards of conduct and federal law by using money from his congressional campaign committee for personal use.