Campaign dollars are being used for criminal defense attorneys is a practice KPRC 2 Investigates first encountered during our investigation into over one thousand pieces of African Art being stored in a Harris County maintenance shed.
Harris, Fort Bend County leaders spending campaign dollars on criminal defense attorneys, latest filings showCommissioner says leaked audio of Liberty County officials mocking animal advocates should not have happenedKPRC 2 Investigates
It’s a questionable legal practice that others have relied on in the past and one that we have seen recently with the criminal cases involvingQuestions emerge after KPRC 2 Investigates examines missed Commissioners Court meetings by Judge Lina Hidalgo Meanwhile, George has $100,000 in expenditures listed in his campaign finance report. His filing shows $85,000 going to Rusty Hardin and Associates with another $15,000 going to Daniel Lazarine. George is facing a misdemeanor charge, thus far, tied to the criminal misrepresentation of identity case involving his former chief of staff, Taral Patel.
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