Former Dewhurst Aide Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's former adviser Kenneth "Buddy" Barfield pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of wire fraud, making a false tax return and embezzlement of funds contributed to a federal candidate.

Barfield's plea agreement, which was submitted in federal court to U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane, stated that he took $1.8 million from the David Dewhurst Committee and the Dewhurst for Texas campaign funds from 2008 to 2012.

Barfield had been one of Dewhurst's most trusted advisers prior to 2012, when an accountant discovered that significant amounts of money were missing from Dewhurst's ...

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Comments (17)

October 21 @ 1:10 p.m.

Alexandra Richmond via Texas Tribune on Facebook

What a crook.
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October 21 @ 1:15 p.m.

Adrian Rodriguez via Texas Tribune on Facebook

next is Perry
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October 21 @ 1:28 p.m.

Gary T Harlow via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Well duh. They're ALL a bunch of crooks with Abbott being the worst.
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October 21 @ 1:42 p.m.

Jack Daniels

He was a trusted figure with the Republican party ought to tell you something about this party. We need a good house cleaning in this State. The Dems are weak and are not the answer. We need a viable third party.
October 21 @ 1:43 p.m.

Jana McMillan via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Yellow Rag Trib, why don't you report the corruption about your buddies, leftist socialist? Your publications as a Non profit entity being one example of your own corruption.
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October 21 @ 2:07 p.m.

Bob Warneke via Texas Tribune on Facebook

This is news? A Republican caught stealing someone else's money? A story about them not stealing money - now that'd be news!
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October 21 @ 2:13 p.m.

Wilkins Micawber

I wonder if he stole Dewhurst's prayer rugs, too.
October 21 @ 2:21 p.m.

John Cobarruvias via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Another tea bagger gets tea bagged.
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October 21 @ 2:48 p.m.

Bill Blackmon via Texas Tribune on Facebook

jus bidness!
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October 21 @ 3:17 p.m.

Adele Roberson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/10/crazy-laura-ingraham-believes-left-wants?utm_source=Crooks+a
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October 21 @ 6:04 p.m.

Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook

my surprised face ;P
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October 21 @ 6:27 p.m.

Joncile Martin via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Says lots about Dewhurst, I think.
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October 21 @ 8:38 p.m.

S.K. Hebert

A Republican crook? Nah! No way that could happen.
October 21 @ 8:53 p.m.

Joncile Martin via Texas Tribune on Facebook

I'm not there and you are so you tell me?
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October 21 @ 9:52 p.m.

Kay Wilkinson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Yikes!!!!!
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October 21 @ 11:50 p.m.

Marilyn Brewer via Texas Tribune on Facebook

They are All Crooks !!!
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October 22 @ 4:30 p.m.

Pickles Sorrell

They are all crooks the way you commenters are all liberal morons. It's cleared some of your mamas sniffed airplane glue when they were pregnant instead of aborting you.