As the trials in Fort Bend County Judge KP George’s misdemeanor and felony criminal cases approach early next year, prosecutors and defense attorneys have engaged in recent weeks in a series of pretrial skirmishes amidst a flurry of legal filings and court hearings.
Trial in George’s misdemeanor misappropriation of identity case, in which he is accused of conspiring with a former staff member in a “fake hate” social media campaign during his 2022 campaign for reelection, is set for January 6. Trial in George’s two felony money laundering cases, in which prosecutors allege he tampered with campaign finance reports during his 2018 campaign while moving money between his campaign and personal bank accounts to make large purchases, among other things, is set for February 3.
On Monday, a planned hearing in George’s felony money laundering cases was reset to Friday, December 15, because one of George’s attorneys, Terry Yates, was ill. Yates is expected to make the main argument against a motion filed by prosecutors last week seeking to address what prosecutors call George’s defense attorneys’ “flagrant misrepresentations” in court filings and statements in the media…