They discover the scam of a politician through his Instagram account
The social networks are the perfect channel to represent the life and facts of any person , in addition to a channel of most direct communication for all kinds of companies , organizations or even political parties However, publicizing certain issues can not only form an image of a person before society, it also allows to investigate and find out certain details that may not want to be published.This is what happened to Congressman from Illinois Aaron Shock in the United States after being investigated for using donations and taxpayer money for his private trips Trips that, of course, were reflected in his personal Instagram account
The facts have been discovered by Associated Press, a news agency that decided to cross-reference the data of his travels and his photos from the photography social network Instagram The result is most curious, discovering that, during 2013, his campaign trips or that Shock justified as such, matched photos of him attending a concert by singer Katy Perry of himself and his interns for a price of close to $2,000But there's more.
Apart from these private trips which, according to reports from the Associated Press, are justified as events , Shock would have used taxpayer and donation money for things other than private flights. And it is that their tricks seem to extend to other practices such as enjoying a plane that, curiously, was piloted by one of the donors of the party for which he is a member Shock In addition, investigations suggest that he has carried out agreements such as that of sell your house for a value three times higher than yours to another of these donors. Data that arises after a journalistic investigation that is supported to corroborate many of this information in the photos and videos that the politician published on Instagram All of this crossing location references and campaign data.
With all this it is estimated that Aaron Shock has invested up to 40,000 dollars in private trips from donations to his party, money from taxpayers and money from the party itself since 2011 Of course since2013 US law allows the use of party money for private travel, although most of Shock's trips would remain on illegal ground given reports fromAssociated Press
In short, one more case of a politician caught doing what he shouldn't thanks to social networks. And it is that technology is especially useful for many issues beyond the social You have to be very aware of what is published and keep in mind that being a public person carries its risksOf course, if you are also a politician and are discovered making improper use of the party's money, things get worse. However, it seems that it is not and will not be the last case. Applications, job games, photos that should not be published”¦ added risks that offered by social networks today.
