A Christian County lawmaker who is facing federal charges has now been named in another lawsuit.
State Representative Patricia Derges of Nixa is is named in a civil lawsuit along with her husband, Daniel.
The lawsuit was filed by a former patient who accuses Derges of misleading him into believing she could cure his back pain.
Federal prosecutors indicted Derges in 2021 for filling claims for COVID-19 treatments that investigators say were never performed.