Fort Bend County Judge KP George jailed on 2 charges of money laundering, records show

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Records show that Fort Bend County Judge KP George was charged with money laundering in the latest accusations against him.

It’s the latest major blow for the embattled judge, already out on bond for what’s been described as a fake racism scheme.

George was at the center of a bombshell search warrant that implicated him in a scheme to push fake racism during his 2022 re-election campaign.

George has denied the misdemeanor charges and recently wrote a letter railing against the prosecution, portraying himself as a victim.

However, he has never spoken about the case on camera, where he would have to answer questions. In fact, he abruptly canceled two scheduled interviews with Eyewitness News in February.

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The search warrant, filed in September 2024, accuses George of two counts of misrepresentation of identity, a class A misdemeanor, for “acting with intent to promote or assist” Taral Patel “in campaign communication with the intent to injure or influence the result of an election.” The allegations are violations of the Texas Election Code.

Patel was George’s Chief of Staff in 2022 and has been charged with four felony counts of online impersonation.

The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office told Eyewitness News that the course of their ongoing investigation into the alleged fake identity scheme led to new felony indictments for money laundering.

Although the recent charges are unrelated, law enforcement said investigators found evidence of more alleged wrongdoing as they started looking around.

Records show George was in jail on Friday on two felony charges, accusing him of money laundering between $30,000 and $150,000.

George released the following statement regarding the new charges:

The Fort Bend County Democratic Party, which stood by George after his September arrest, called on the Democrat to resign Friday.

“It’s time for him to just do the right thing and just step down,” Party Chairman Fred Taylor said.

Taylor declined to say whether he thought George was guilty of the charges he’s facing, but said George’s repeated attacks on the district attorney prompted him to call on George to step down.

“This county judge that has shown his character of always wanting to be the victim, which what got him in trouble in the first place, and now trying to play the victim by blaming,” Taylor said.

George is up for re-election in 2026. Taylor said he expects George to try and run as a Republican, although George hasn’t confirmed this.

“I think he’d be in the right place going to the Republican party,” Taylor said.

A spokesman for the Fort Bend County Republican Party didn’t have a comment on George’s money laundering charges when reached Friday afternoon.

Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy released the following statement:

“I share in my fellow residents’ concerns about these allegations and its effect on public trust and our ability to conduct the people’s business. Holding positions of public trust mandate that we hold ourselves to a higher standard, and today’s grand jury indictment demonstrates a clear breach of that standard. My office remains committed to serving the people of Fort Bend County as we navigate the long road ahead.”

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