Assistant treasurer accused of running credit card scheme to pay dominatrix appears in court

Harris County employee stole $35K to pay blackmailing dominatrix, DA say

HOUSTON – The first assistant treasurer of Harris County, accused of stealing more than $35,000 from a credit union to pay off a dominatrix who was blackmailing him, appeared in court Monday.

Court documents showed that Gregory Lueb, 56, was charged with aggregate theft of up to $30,000. He made his initial court appearance early Friday and bonded out of jail hours later.

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According to court records, Lueb opened a credit line of $10,000 at the Harris County Federal Credit Union and began making cash advances against the credit line. Lueb then used fraudulent transactions to make payments on the credit account, according to the records. However, before the payments were returned, the corresponding amount was made available on the credit account, allowing Lueb to make even more cash advances on the credit line, according to the records.

All of the cash advances were made between September and November of 2016, according to court records. With interest and fees, a total of $42,183.82 was owed on the account, according to the records.

According to court records, Lueb broke down during his interview with investigators and said that the money was being used to pay off a woman, called "Mistress Cindy," whom he met on the sadomasochism website CollarSpace.com. Lueb said that his mistress began demanding more and more money and eventually threatened to tell his wife about their affair if she was not paid, court documents said.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Lueb worked as the second in command at county’s treasury. Ogg said Lueb was fired Thursday and called on county commissioners to order an independent audit of every account he handled.

Lueb court date was reset to May 17, according to his attorney.

If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison.