2026年6月30日 美国东部时间上午11:20 / 福克斯新闻频道
亚利桑那州民主党议员被指将资金用于迪士尼世界之旅和2023年超级碗观赛，以及1.8万美元的儿童护理费用
作者：彼得·达布罗斯卡、凯特琳·卡拉尔 福克斯新闻
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[‘“这就是你该做的事”：加莱戈为超级碗筹款活动辩护， amid对竞选资金支出的质疑’]
亚利桑那州参议员鲁本·加莱戈在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时为出席高规格活动筹款一事辩护，称候选人必须“到有钱的地方去筹款”。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 福克斯新闻数字频道）
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一名处境艰难的亚利桑那州民主党参议员正面临美国司法部（DOJ）调查，此前有指控称他利用竞选捐款为自己和家人支付奢华度假费用。
一位熟悉调查情况的消息人士向福克斯新闻数字频道证实，亚利桑那州民主党参议员鲁本·加莱戈正因涉嫌违反竞选财务法接受调查。
一周前，《政治报》报道称，加莱戈用竞选资金支付了全家前往迈阿密、圣巴特、迪士尼乐园、迪士尼世界和芝加哥的旅行费用。他还曾用这笔资金出席在亚利桑那州举办的2023年超级碗，但这位参议员坚称门票是合法的竞选筹款开支。
上周的报道还提到，这位参议员周一刚因一项关于所谓竞选财务违规和疑似性行为不端的投诉被参议院道德委员会裁定无罪，他还从自己的领导政治行动委员会支取了1.8万美元资金，用于报销自己的儿童护理费用。
加莱戈的盟友斯瓦威尔为其用竞选资金支付超级碗、迈阿密之旅辩护：“要到有钱的地方去”
加莱戈对《政治报》报道中的指控不屑一顾。
据报道，他对该媒体表示：“这不是什么突发新闻。随着育儿成本不断上涨，美国家庭的预算负担沉重，国会两党议员以及白宫官员带着妻子和孩子出行是常有的事，这符合联邦选举委员会的规定。”
据美国国家公共广播电台（NPR）报道，周一下午，在国会驳回道德投诉后，加莱戈称这些指控不过是“极右翼活动人士散布的右翼阴谋论”。
司法部就性侵指控对埃里克·斯瓦威尔展开调查
就在他被国会宣告无罪不到一天后，司法部的调查被曝光。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系加莱戈的办公室置评。
加莱戈与名誉扫地的前加利福尼亚州民主党众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔是密友，斯瓦威尔因一系列包括强奸和性侵在内的性行为不端指控被迫辞去国会职务。
斯瓦威尔承认自己犯了“错误”，但否认有关犯罪行为的指控。
这位前议员在辞职前正竞选加利福尼亚州州长，他曾与加莱戈一同出席2023年超级碗。
彼得·达布罗斯卡是福克斯新闻数字频道政治记者。
Dem senator faces DOJ probe after allegations of spending campaign funds on luxury lifestyle
June 30, 2026 11:20am EDT / Fox News
The Arizona Democrat allegedly spent funds on trips to Disney World and the 2023 Super Bowl, plus $18,000 for childcare
By Peter D’Abrosca, Katelyn Caralle Fox News
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[‘That’s what you do’: Gallego defends Super Bowl fundraiser amid questions about campaign spending]
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., defended fundraising at high-profile events, in an interview with Fox News Digital, saying candidates must “go where the money is to raise money.” (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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An embattled Democrat Senator from Arizona is facing a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation after allegedly using campaign donations to fund lavish vacations with his family.
A source familiar with the investigation confirmed to Fox News Digital that Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is subject to the probe for potential violations of campaign finance laws.
A week ago, Politico reported that Gallego used campaign money on family trips to Miami, Saint Barthélemy, Disneyland, Disney World and Chicago. He also used funds to attend the 2023 Super Bowl in Arizona, but the senator insisted that the tickets were a legitimate campaign fundraising expense.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., talks to reporters as he heads for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Jun. 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The report last week also said that the senator, who was just cleared Monday by the Senate Ethics Committee after a complaint about the alleged campaign finance violations and suspected sexual misconduct, also used $18,000 in funds from his leadership PAC to reimburse himself for childcare costs.
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Gallego brushed off the allegations in the Politico story.
“This is not breaking news,” he reportedly told the outlet. “With the rising costs of child care and the burden it has on the budgets of American families, Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the White House alike regularly travel with their wives and children, as is permitted by the FEC.”
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego defended Democrats’ efforts to extend Obamacare subsidies.(Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Monday afternoon, after the ethics complaints were dismissed, Gallego said they were merely “right-wing conspiracies peddled by far-right activists,” according to NPR.
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Less than a day after he was cleared by Congress, the DOJ investigation was revealed.
Fox News Digital reached out to Gallego’s office for comment.
Gallego was close friends with disgraced former Democratic lawmaker Eric Swalwell of California, who was forced to resign from Congress following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations against him, including claims of rape and sexual assault.
Many claim allegations against former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., were an open secret that long went unreported.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Swalwell admitted to making “mistakes,” but denied the allegations of criminal behavior.
The former congressman, who was running for governor of California at the time of his undoing, attended the 2023 Super Bowl with Gallego.
Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.
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