RICHMOND, Texas – Fort Bend County prosecutors provided new details Thursday about evidence they plan to introduce in the felony money laundering case against County Judge KP George.
The state filed a “Notice of Intent to Use Evidence of Prior Extraneous Crimes/Wrongs/Other Acts,” a five-page document obtained by 2 Investigates that lists alleged acts prosecutors want to present at trial.
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Among the allegations, prosecutors claim George used $5,000 from his campaign account in 2017 to buy an SUV for personal use.
They also say he transferred $20,000 between his personal and campaign accounts during a divorce proceeding and failed to report those transactions in his campaign finance reports.
The state further alleges George “knowingly or recklessly” misrepresented his qualifications by claiming to be a Certified Financial Planner, or CFP.
In all the state listed 14 alleged acts they plan to show at trial, which is slated for early February 2026.
Last week, George’s attorney attempted to get the county judge’s indictment quashed saying at the time, “The indictment is defective in that it fails to allege the essential elements of the offense, lacks the specificity and notice required by law, and attempts to recast non-criminal conduct as money laundering,” according to his attorney Jared Woodfill.
Woodfill who has said all along his client is being politically targeted also stated to the court, “The case involves an overreaching application of the money laundering statute to ordinary campaign finance reporting.”
Thursday night, George’s legal team sent a lengthy statement in response to what the state filed. In the statement defense attorney Jared Woodfill writes,“DA Middleton seems to forget that he too will be on the ballot and the voters will have an opportunity to reject his weaponization of the District Attorney’s Office.”
George was first elected as Fort Bend County Judge in 2018.