Unfortunately, I think there might be something to this. This has been brewing for the last 2 years at least. Hunter has practically admitted to wrongdoing by the fact that he's been repaying funds for a while now.
I like the guy, he's representative for MY district. His only opponent (Ammar Campa-Najjar) on the ballot in Nov will likely turn this district blue.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-hunter-indict-20180821-story.html