Prosecutors say Texas lawmaker spent $51K on online psychic
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas lawmaker spent more than $51,000 on an online psychic, appeared for work at the Capitol apparently impaired by medication and hid a cellphone from investigators, prosecutors said in a court filing this week.
Rep. Dawnna Dukes is due to face misdemeanor corruption charges at an Oct. 16 trial. She is accused of giving a taxpayer-funded raise to a legislative aide to cover gas money for shuttling her daughter back and forth from school.
The Travis County prosecutors' court filing this week is intended to inform Dukes' attorneys of the allegations against her that will be asserted at trial.
Dukes' attorney, Dane Ball, declined to comment on the allegations.
The Travis County district attorney's office alleges in the filing that Dukes paid for the psychic from December 2014 to January 2016, totaling nearly $1,000 a week.
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