Someone used a government credit card to make more than $28,000 of purchases online, the newly hired secretary shared during a city council meeting
NEED TO KNOW
- An unknown suspect allegedly misused over $28,000 in funds, $5,000 of which was spent on weight-loss medication
- The charges, made before the current secretary’s tenure, also included TikTok shop purchases and expenses at Best Buy
- PEOPLE has reached out to town officials for more info
A Texas community is reeling after it was discovered an unknown suspect used official funds on personal purchases like weight-loss medications.
Trisha Lowery, the secretary of the small Hunt County town of Campbell, disclosed the misuse of town credit cards during March 16 city council meeting, according to Fox4 News,. She shared that after an internal audit, it was discovered that more than $28,000 was spent between 2024 and 2025 — before Lowery was hired. The amount adds up to more than 3.5% of the 600-person town’s annual budget.
“I cannot tell you one way or the other who made these transactions. Obviously, we all have our own opinion on who did them and how they transpired,” Lowery said during the meeting. “There has to be some sort of individual identifying information that says this person used this card.”…