Criminal Complaint Against Craddick Under Review
The Travis County District Attorney's office just put out a statement regarding this morning's criminal complaint against Tom Craddick, which was filed by campaign finance watchdog group, Texans for Public Justice. From the DA's office:
The complaint received today from Texans for Public Justice regarding Tom Craddick and the Texas Jobs PAC is being reviewed by the Public Integrity Unit.The TPJ complaint alleges Craddick used a PAC to help "buy support" by funneling $50,000 each to three Craddick D's who are being challenged in March primaries. It's illegal for speaker candidates to to aid his or her candidacy by financing the campaigns of fellow House candidates.In order to determine whether there has been a violation of the Texas Speakers Act, it will be necessary to gather additional information. The Public Integrity Unit is in the process of gathering such information and steps are being taken to secure relevant documents. Additional comments will be forthcoming as appropriate.
Austin state lawmaker Dawnna Dukes, also considered a Craddick D, has said the $50,000 was made available to her but she declined it.
