Prosecutors: Don't move Aaron Schock trial out of Springfield
PEORIA - Attorneys for the U.S. government say Aaron Schock's request to move his federal corruption trial from Springfield to Peoria should be denied as the 75-minute drive is nothing for the former congressman who travels all over the world.
"Defendant Schock is thus no different from and is entitled to nothing more than the Adams County defendant whose trial takes place in Springfield, or the Schuyler or Hancock County defendant whose trial takes place in Rock Island, or the McLean County defendant whose trial takes place in Peoria," the 21-page response to Schock's motion last month stated.
Federal prosecutors also attacked a statement in Schock's motion last week where he said he received no answer as to why the case was in Springfield and not Peoria.
"In response to Defendant Schock's inquiry, the government specifically advised him that the matter was filed in Springfield due to the referral of the matter by the Chief Judge of this district" to the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough, who is in Springfield.
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