Fort Bend County Official Charged with Misusing County Payroll

• Carmen Turner, Fort Bend County's tax assessor-collector, faces nine federal counts.
• Turner allegedly used county payroll to pay for her mother's care and her son's father.
• She was arrested on Thursday morning on charges of theft of government money.
• Turner has been the Democratic tax assessor-collector since 2021.
• The alleged scheme involves misuse of county payroll funds for personal expenses.