Overview
- A judge ordered the statutory maximum 10‑year sentence but probated it by imposing 180 days in Fort Bend County Jail, five years of community supervision, 200 hours of community service, an anti‑theft class, a $5,000 fine and a ban on active social media and fiduciary work.
- The punishment was handed down on Tuesday and George’s lawyers immediately filed an appeal so the jail time and probation will not take effect while appeals proceed.
- Prosecutors say George transferred more than $46,000 in campaign funds into his personal accounts during his 2018 campaign and used the money for personal expenses including a down payment on a house and property taxes.
- George’s defense says he loaned personal funds to the campaign and later repaid himself and calls the case politically motivated; he was convicted by a jury in March on two third‑degree felony money‑laundering counts.
- George remains suspended from office without pay, faces a separate misrepresentation‑of‑identity misdemeanor trial set for July, and interim Judge Daniel Wong is serving while the legal and election fallout continues ahead of November.