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Patrece Lee pleaded guilty to bribery after she was charged with defrauding the City of Houston out of more than $700,000. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the ...
Houston Public Works employee Patrece Lee is charged with bribery after being accused of funneling department funds to a personal account.
Patrece Lee, former Houston water dept. manager has bond set at more than $400K in waterline repair contract scandal. Ahmed Humble, Digital Content Producer. Amy Davis, Investigative Reporter.
Patrece Lee, a former maintenance manager with Houston Public Works, last year was charged with abuse of official capacity and four counts of bribery. She allegedly used her position to funnel ...
The corruption case centered around former public works maintenance manager Patrece Lee who cheated taxpayers out of $700,000 by funneling contracts for emergency water line repair projects to her ...
Patrece Lee is facing six felony charges including engaging in organized criminal activity, abuse of official capacity and four counts of bribery. Lee’s bond had been set at $460,000, and on ...
A former Houston public works manager is going to prison for bribery after accepting a plea deal. Patrece Lee was a maintenance manager for the Houston Public Works Department when she cheated ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Many defendants involved in a City of Houston Public Works corruption case appeared before a judge Tuesday morning. Patrece Lee is behind bars on a $460,000 bond and did ...
Patrece Lee, a former maintenance manager with Houston Public Works, is charged with abuse of official capacity and four counts of bribery. She’s among seven people who’ve been criminally charged.
Patrece Lee was originally suspended in November 2023 and was one of seven people who received charges. ... Former Houston Public Works employee to serve 10 years for role in water repair scheme.
Public Works first suspended Patrece Lee, a former manager of the department’s water operation, in November 2023 after a KPRC report alerted the city of possible conflicts of interest in her ...