Fort Bend County Tax Assessor Indicted for Allegedly Using County Payroll to Pay Her Mother's Caretakers
Status: Alleged. Turner has been indicted but not convicted.
The allegations
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas says Turner used her office's payroll to fund private care for her 81-year-old mother by hiring two people as deputy tax clerks who did not do county work.
Prosecutors also say she put a man on the payroll who was working full-time in Chicago and required him to return part of his county wages to her.
The charges
The indictment charges conspiracy, wire fraud, and theft from a program receiving federal funds. Turner remains in office while the case moves forward.
Sources
- DOJ, Southern District of Texas www.justice.gov
- Houston Public Media www.houstonpublicmedia.org
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