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Suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George Sentenced to 6 Months in County Jail After Money Laundering Conviction
His attorneys want sentencing postponed until after a separate trial on allegations he posted fake racist messages to gain voter sympathy.
- On Tuesday, Judge Maggie Perez-Jaramillo sentenced suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George to 180 days in the Fort Bend County Jail and five years of probation following his March money laundering conviction.
- A Fort Bend County jury convicted George in March of two third-degree felonies for transferring more than $46,000 in campaign funds into personal accounts to pay for home down payments and taxes.
- George immediately filed an appeal, meaning his jail time and probation are on hold, though he remains suspended without pay from his position as the county's top elected official.
- Defense attorneys requested to delay the sentencing until after George's trial for misrepresentation of identity, which is scheduled for next month, as they maintain the money laundering case was politically motivated.
- George, first elected in 2018, lost the Republican primary election earlier this year and his second term as the Houston-area county's top official is set to expire at the end of 2026.
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Suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George sentenced to jail time, probation after money laundering conviction
The outgoing county judge and his defense attorneys immediately filed an appeal. George also faces a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity for allegedly creating fake racist attacks against his own campaign.
·Houston, United States
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Judge KP George Will Serve 6 months in County Jail for Money Laundering Conviction
Meta description: Former Fort Bend County Judge KP George was sentenced to 10 years in state prison but will serve only 180 days in the county jail after a judge suspended the sentence and placed him on five years of probation.
KP George's attorneys ask for his money-laundering sentencing to be delayed
In March, former Fort Bend County Judge KP George was convicted of stealing more than $46,000 from his donors. We could soon learn whether he will spend time behind bars or if it will be delayed.
·Houston, United States
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