KP George used campaign funds for personal property taxes, house down payment, Fort Bend prosecutors allege
The county judge is facing two felony counts of money laundering and a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity for accusations that he worked with a staffer to fake racist attacks against his own campaign on social media.
Request for outside judges denied in criminal cases involving Fort Bend County Judge KP George
Attorneys for George, who is facing felony and misdemeanor charges, argued there is a potential conflict of interest because he helps oversee the courts' budgets in his role on commissioners court.
KP George’s attorneys ask for judge outside Fort Bend County to oversee money laundering case
Attorneys for the Houston-area county judge, who's facing multiple criminal charges, argue there's a potential conflict of interest because he oversees the local courts' budget.
Fort Bend County politician Taral Patel pleads guilty in scheme involving fake racist attacks on social media
As part of a plea agreement, Patel signed an acknowledgment that he committed one of his offenses alongside Fort Bend County Judge KP George -- who has been accused of a similar crime. Patel worked on George’s campaign and also previously served as his chief of staff.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George’s attorney says money laundering charges are ‘politically motivated’
Jared Woodfill, the former longtime chair of the Harris County Republican Party, is representing George, a Democrat. Woodfill said his client has no intention of resigning and claimed the charges against the county judge are “politically motivated.”
Fort Bend Democrats call for County Judge KP George’s resignation after latest arrest
George, a Democrat first elected in 2018 and later re-elected in 2022, is accused of two counts of money laundering between $30,000 and $150,000, according to court documents. He previously was indicted on unrelated criminal charges for allegedly faking racist attacks against his own campaign on social media.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George arrested on money laundering charges
George, a Democrat elected to a second term in 2022, was previously indicted in September on a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity. He's accused of working with former staffer Taral Patel to create fake racist attacks against his own campaign on social media.
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