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.

HOUSTON - Barbie Robinson, the former executive director of Harris County Public Health, is facing a felony charge in an alleged bid rigging scheme. Court records show Robinson is charged with misuse of official information, which is a third degree felony.

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.

Barbie Robinson allegedly shared private information with IBM officials while crafting the proposal for a county contract that IBM would later win.

Barbie Robinson is accused of giving information to IBM officials about a potential multi-million-dollar county contract the company later won.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg leaves office in less than two months. However, her office is still working with the Texas Rangers on an ongoing investigation into alleged public corruption.

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.

Robinson is accused in court documents of sharing private information about the multi-million dollar deal to assist the company with being selected for the award. The charge comes just months after she was fired from her position during the process of a separate investigation.