The prosecutors also charged that Mr. Harding approved unauthorized salary increases and bonuses for himself and reimbursed himself $8,597 for a penalty he incurred for making an early withdrawal from his retirement plan.
In total, Stratim alleges Fishman reimbursed himself $738,942.80 in unauthorized expenses.
Fishman also, allegedly, reimbursed himself for flights, hotel stays, restaurants, Apple products, Uber and other expenses that were "all unrelated to any legitimate business purpose for Stratim".
Newt Gingrich used campaign cash to reimburse himself for more than $88,000 in travel expenses in January, despite repeated warnings from the Federal Election Commission about how his campaign has accounted for such expenses, according to documents filed with the commission this week.
As long as Trump's $50 million was still classified as a loan, it would be legal for him to reimburse himself out of other people's donations.
All through the 2016 campaign, he used others' campaign contributions to reimburse himself, like by using donations to rent a campaign office in his own Trump Tower.
Somehow my $600 advance, which my then-agent (justifiably) took in its entirety to reimburse himself for several years' worth of copying and mailing expenses, did not alter my day-to-day existence in any way.
Last year, the watchdog South Carolina Policy Council filed a complaint with state Attorney General Alan Wilson (R), accusing Harrell of misusing his position by allegedly pressuring regulators on behalf of his own business and improperly reimbursing himself $325,000 in campaign funds for use of his plane.
Last year, Mr Chirac himself reimbursed the city of Paris €500,000 ($700,000), and the ruling UMP party paid out a further €1.7m, a decision that prompted the Socialist-ruled town hall to withdraw as plaintiff in the case currently going to trial.
The former CFO routinely used his own American Express card to cover expenses for the firm, including flights, hotels, partial payment for Rothenberg's suite at Oracle Arena for the Golden State Warriors games and just under $35,000 Rothenberg put on the card to purchase a Beyoncé concert suite for himself, which was eventually reimbursed to Haase from his personal account.
Mr. Menendez himself added some corroboration: he reimbursed Dr. Melgen $58,500 for two flights to the Dominican Republic that he had taken aboard his private jet in 2010 but had not properly paid for.
