Interview with inside - the - beltway newspaper puts more pressure on Illinois tax ##payers Schock . The pol has hired an outside firm to review his office books . He billed taxpayers for $ 500 in private jet travel including a side - trip to an NFL game in 2014 . Famously had to pay back $ 40,000 to his official account after he spent the year redecorating his Capitol Hill office in lavish ' Downton Abbey ' mansion . Now defends his $ 10,000 by bringing staffers with him to New York City , where they say Jay - Z and Carrie Underwood in a benefit concert .
Interview with inside-the-beltway newspaper puts more pressure on Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock . The pol has hired an outside firm to review his office books . He billed taxpayers for $ 10,000 in private jet travel including a side-trip to an NFL game in 2014 . Famously had to pay back $ 40,000 to his official account after he spent the money redecorating his Capitol Hill office in lavish 'Downton Abbey ' style . Now defends his $ 10,000 expense taking staffers with him to New York City , where they say Jay-Z and Carrie Underwood in a charity concert .