A federal grand jury has indicted a former Kansas legislator, Trent LeDoux, with bank fraud.
Some of the money went into his political account, the indictment alleges.
The U.S. attorney’s office is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by the FBI.
LeDoux, 40, Holton, a Republican who represented Jackson County and part of Shawnee County in Kansas, was charged with three counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering.
The alleged crimes took place in 2011 and 2012 while LeDoux was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
The indictment alleges LeDoux received three loans — $106,600, $175,500 and $183,000 – from Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan.
He allegedly told the bank he would use the funds to buy cattle, but the indictment alleges he transferred $15,000 on Dec. 31, 2011, and $12,000 on Aug. 1, 2012, to his campaign account.