Scandal-plagued ex-GOP lawmaker paid wife’s firms thousands with campaign cash: report

Scandal-hit former Rep. Tony Gonzales’ campaign and an associated political committee paid $54,350 to two companies managed by his wife after he resigned in disgrace, the San Antonio Express-News reported in an exclusive Wednesday.Both businesses were registered after the Texas Republican stepped down this spring. Neither appears to have a website, and both list the same address as his campaign committee — apparently a San Antonio UPS store just seven minutes by car from Gonzales’ house, according to the newspaper.“I've never seen a case where these steps were taken before, especially with the timeline they were taken in,” Jordan Libowitz, a spokesperson for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told the Express-News.Federal filings show payments to Adulting Consulting and Casagrande LLC between April and September. Gonzales’ wife, Angel Gonzales, is listed as manager of both companies. “Neither company appears to have a website,” the outlet reported Wednesday. “In their...