Former Soros Prosecutor Admits She Used Public Funds To Pay Personal Expenses 

Former Democratic St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner has admitted to using public funds to cover her personal legal expenses, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.

As part of a pretrial diversion agreement, Gardner acknowledged that she ordered her subordinates to withdraw over $5,000 from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office and then deposited it in her personal bank account to reimburse herself for legal fees associated with a personal ethics lawsuit. The former St. Louis Circuit Attorney, effectively the district attorney for the city, was supported by liberal billionaire George Soros and faced criticism for not prosecuting criminals while in office.

‘The agreement follows a thorough investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI, during which investigators interviewed all pertinent witnesses and reviewed all available evidence and financial records,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Sayler Fleming said about the agreement. The funds “were deposited in her personal bank account and used for her personal expenses unrelated to her job duties and the operations of the Circuit Attorney’s Office. Kimberly Gardner was not entitled under the law to that additional compensation,” according to the diversion agreement.

The illicit legal expense Gardner paid stems from her investigation into Republican Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens where the Missouri Supreme Court determined