27-04-2018 22:11 via dfw.cbslocal.com

First Black Woman Elected Sheriff In Texas Indicted

BEAUMONT (AP) — Authorities say the first black woman elected sheriff in Texas and two other candidates for the post were indicted for criminal violations for fraud related to campaign contributions.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday that a grand jury in Chambers County issued the indictments.
Paxton said Zena Stephens, elected Jefferson County sheriff in 2016, was indicted on one felony count of tampering with a government record. The indictment says she reported at $5,000 cas
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