--- description: A federal grand jury has indicted US Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars to foot his personal bills title: Former Congressman Steve Stockman Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt377c6f0ea5c6e6f7/698683e2cd804dbd34cc990b/ap10835621288.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Former Congressman Steve Stockman Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2017 11:59 PM CUT  Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, second from right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, for the 113th Congress in Washington, Jan. 3, 2013. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, second from right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, for the 113th Congress in Washington, Jan. 3, 2013.Evan Vucc—AP by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2017 11:59 PM CUT A federal grand jury has indicted former Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Texas) for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars to foot his personal bills. Stockman, 60, and his former congressional aide, Jason Posey, 46, were charged with soliciting more than a $1 million under false pretenses to pay for campaigns and personal expenses, [according to the Houston _Chronicle_.](http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Former-GOP-lawmaker-aide-indicted-on-federal-11034305.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop#photo-12570077 "undefined") Altogether, Stockman and Posey were charged with 28 criminal counts, including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, making false statements to the Federal Election Commission, making excessive campaign contributions and money laundering, the _Chronicle_ reports. “The indictment returned by the grand jury today is a significant case alleging serious violations involving use of official positions for personal gain. Violations of the public trust will not be tolerated,”Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez said in a statement. Stockman was arrested earlier this month as he tried to board a plane for the United Arab Emirates. The former Congressman served two terms in [the House](http://time.com/4715399/devin-nunes-russia-investigation-house-intelligence-committee/ "undefined") before losing a [Senate](http://time.com/4713744/jared-kushner-donald-trump-senate-inquiry-russia/ "undefined") race in the 2014 primary to incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4716070/steve-stockman-jason-posey-indicted/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4716070/steve-stockman-jason-posey-indicted/"},"headline":"Former Congressman Steve Stockman Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges","datePublished":"2017-03-28T23:59:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:04:55.997Z","description":"He and an aide were charged with soliciting more than a $1 million under false pretenses","url":"https://time.com/4716070/steve-stockman-jason-posey-indicted/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt377c6f0ea5c6e6f7/698683e2cd804dbd34cc990b/ap10835621288.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt377c6f0ea5c6e6f7/698683e2cd804dbd34cc990b/ap10835621288.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Steve Stockman, John Boehner","caption":"Steve Stockman, John Boehner","creditText":"Evan Vucc—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4716070/steve-stockman-jason-posey-indicted/","name":"Former Congressman Steve Stockman Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges"}}]}] ```