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June 13, 2019 (San Diego) - Silver-haired Judge Thomas Whelansmiled to a packed federal courtroom Thursday as he took his chair in a case that could lead to the unseating ofRep. Duncan D. Hunter.
But Hunter’s wife, Margaret, wasn’t smiling as she pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to use campaign funds for a family vacation in November 2015 — and attested to $200,000 in fraudulent spending involving at least 30 illegal transactions.
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