Dewhurst sues former campaign manager over missing money

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has sued his former trusted campaign manager over an alleged scam in which more than $2 million in campaign funds is reported to have gone missing over five years.

The suit in Travis County state court alleges that Barfield — who had managed Dewhurst’s successful campaigns for more than a decade — began the skimming sometime prior to 2010 by collecting payments for false invoices from a Barfield consulting company, Alexander Consulting.

The allegations provided some new detail about the case that made headlines in December, when Dewhurst fired Barfield after discovering more than $600,000 was missing from campaign accounts. That amount has since increased to more than $2 million, Dewhurst aides said.

The suit alleges theft, fraud and breach of fiduciary responsibility against Barfield.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/dewhurst-sues-former-campaign-manager-over-missing/nWkR9/ .