article_snippet: Schock's downfall came after a Washington Post reporter discovered that a Washington Post reporter had redecorated a Washington Post reporter office in the style of acclaimed British television show Downton Abbey to the tune of $40,000, paid for by the taxpayer.
article_snippet: Details of more lavish spending, including taking a private jet to Chicago for an NFL match - then billing it as 'software' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO .
article_snippet: Another trip saw HIS take a group of 20, including several interns to New York for a Katy Perry concert at a cost of $10,000.
article_snippet: It was billed by Aaron Schock as a 'very legitimate trip' as It coincided with a visit to the city by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
article_snippet: The final blow was when Politico discovered that Aaron Schock had wrongly reported and been reimbursed for mileage on HIS personal vehicle - bought at taxpayers' expense.
article_snippet: Schock's congressional office budget covered more than $5,000 for this custom podium, styled after the one President Obama uses when he's on the road . '
article_snippet: The lavish design appointments earned Aaron Schock snickers .
highlights_snippet: Taxpayers were billed for Honest Abe taking group including interns to Katie Perry, a private jet trip to watch NFL and for Honest Abe office being redecorated .
  