Barfield pleads guilty to embezzling $1.8 million from David Dewhurst campaigns
The former campaign manager and long-time political adviser to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling nearly $1.8 million from Dewhurst’s campaign accounts for five years until his theft was uncovered in late 2012.
One-time Austin political consultant Kenneth “Buddy” Barfield faces a maximum sentence of 28 years in prison on three charges, including wire fraud, falsified tax returns and theft of campaign funds from a candidate for federal office.
Barfield, now residing in Alabama, entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate Mark Lane in federal court in Austin. He refused to comment after leaving the courtroom.
“While working on behalf of the David Dewhurst Campaign and Dewhurst for Texas, Barfield knowingly and intentionally engaged in a scheme to defraud the entities of campaign dollars for his own benefit,” a plea agreement signed by Barfield stated.
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