RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) — A Fort Bend County fraud examiner told a jury she believes Judge KP George completed inaccurate campaign finance reports for years, she said, to cover up stealing thousands of dollars.
FRAUD EXAMINER LAYS OUT THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE NUMBERS
On Monday, George’s felony trial resumed, as he’s facing two money laundering counts.
Prosecutors said George stole $46,500 in campaign funds in 2019, when he made two wire transfers from his county judge campaign bank account to his personal savings account. On Monday, Betty Chi, a district attorney fraud examiner, told jurors how she believes he stole the money and tried to cover it up.
“It appears he was trying to conceal the $46,500 that he transferred to himself during this period,” Chi said.
Here’s how she said George did that. Going through finance reports before and after the transfer, Chi said George didn’t accurately…
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