Dustin Whitman and Heidi Hubbard were arrested after deputies investigated a report that a fraudulent charge had been made on a credit card used by the pair.
Whitman, 35, and Hubbard, 39, were both arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail. They were charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, Constable Mark Herman said in a statement. Hubbard was also charged with failure to identify.
It was not immediately clear if Whitman and Hubbard are facing additional charges regarding the stimulus checks. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office has been contacted for additional comment. U.S. President Donald Trump's name appears on the coronavirus economic assistance checks that were sent to citizens across the country April 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.Whitman's bond was set at $15,000, according to online records from the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Hubbard's bond has been set at $10,000. Both are due to appear in court on Wednesday.
, with state-by-state breakdowns revealing Texas was among the states that received the most money overall. California topped the list in terms of total cash paid out, with about $27.8 billion sent to nearly 16.9 million people across the state, according to the data from the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department. Texas came in second, with $21.6 billion distributed among around 12.3 million residents.
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