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Fort Bend tax assessor indicted over alleged county-paid home care

FOX 26 Houston reports federal charges against Carmen Patrice Turner and two employees, including conspiracy, theft concerning federal program funds and wire fraud.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 36,924 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (3,204).

Fort Bend County tax assessor, 2 employees federally indicted

County employees were hired under official job titles but directed to provide full-time care for the tax assessor's mother while receiving county pay, prosecutors allege in the case covered by FOX 26 Houston.

The station's report follows the federal indictment of Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Patrice Turner and two employees. Reporting outside the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston after a press conference, the station's correspondent outlines the alleged use of public payroll for private home care.

All three defendants were arrested that morning, according to the report, with arrests taking place in Houston and Chicago. The charges are accusations, not convictions.

The short report drew nearly 20,000 views in nine hours, an unusually fast start for the station's Shorts. Its focus is the indictment and the account authorities gave at their briefing. The amount of taxpayer money allegedly involved is less definite: the studio anchor relays a broad estimate rather than a settled total.

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