Barbie Robinson's communications with IBM officials gave them an upper hand in winning a Harris County public health contract, District Attorney Kim Ogg said.

The former chief of Harris County Public Health has been charged in a multimillion-dollar bid-rigging scheme. Barbie Robinson faces a felony charge of misuse of information, according to the office of Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.

Texas law enforcement officials have charged former Sonoma County health director Barbie Robinson with a felony count of misusing public information, alleging she shared insider information with computing giant IBM in an attempt to steer the company a hefty contract.