The criminal cases against two former staff members of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Wallis Nadar and Aaron Dunn, have been dismissed. The charges, related to the misuse of official information and tampering with government records, stemmed from a 2022 investigation into an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract awarded to Elevate Strategies.
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Court records show that the misuse of official information and tampering with government record charges that both former policy directory Wallis Nadar and former senior advisor Aaron Dunn faced have now been dismissed. Felony indictments filed for Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo’s chief of staff, 2 others in $11M COVID-19 outreach contract investigation
The charges stem from a 2022 investigation involving an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract awarded to Elevate Strategies. Texas Rangers investigated whether the former staffers disclosed non-public information to Felicity Pereyra, the founder of Elevate Strategies.During the pandemic, Elevate Strategies was awarded an $11 million COVID-19 outreach contract by the county but it was later revoked after questions were raised about how it was awarded.
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