A Texas Democratic lawmaker is accused of spending more than $51,000 on an online psychic, prosecutors allege in a court filing submitted this week as part of a corruption trial.
Austin Rep. Dawnna Dukes is facing misdemeanor corruption charges for allegedly giving a taxpayer-funded raise to a legislative aide to cover gas money for driving her daughter to and from school.
The Travis County district attorney’s office claims that Dukes paid for the psychic using her own money from December 2014 to January 2016, totaling nearly $1,000 a week. The document didn’t indicate whether public funds were used.- READ MORE
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