From today's Chron:
GALVESTON -- The desperate pursuit of love from a man who demanded expensive gifts, lavish lifestyle and lots of money led a woman to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Gulf Greyhound Park dog track, the woman's attorney said Tuesday.Among many other things, Maria Christina "Christine" Barros bought her boyfriend a new Lexus automobile, an expensive wardrobe and an array of equipment he said he needed to become a private investigator in Las Vegas, defense attorney Chris Samuelson told a jury of nine women and three men.
The jury will decide whether Barros receives probation or goes to prison for embezzling.