While working as a defense attorney, Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett once defended a man who shot someone to death during the course of a drug deal.

However, Crockett apparently tried getting into the drugs business herself through a series of undisclosed marijuana investments. 

Lawmaker failed to disclose ownership of stocks in at least 25 companies

That's according to a report published by The Washington Free Beacon earlier this week which shed new light on the congresswoman's finances.

NEW: Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett owned a secret stock portfolio containing stakes in major pharmaceutical, fossil fuel, marijuana, technology, and automobile firms that she did not report in her Congressional financial disclosures, the @FreeBeacon has learned pic.twitter.com/4IZ2JyhaeI

— Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) October 27, 2025

The publication revealed that Crockett held "stocks in at least 25 companies that she did not disclose to the public during her first congressional run in 2022."

Nevertheless, Crockett did reveal the holdings during her last term as a Texas state legislator, and they include investments which appear to be at odds with her progressive image.

Crockett owned marijuana stocks while pushing for the drug's decriminalization

A Texas disclosure form from 2022 documented that she owned stakes in pharmaceutical firms, oil companies, and automobile manufactures.

The Free Beacon pointed out how congressional candidates are required by federal campaign finance law to provide detailed information concerning their financial arrangements and can face criminal penalties if they fail to do so.

What's more, the newspaper also pointed to investments in companies which market legal marijuana, an issue which Crockett has advocated on behalf of while serving as a representative in both Washington and Austin.

This included co-sponsoring a piece of legislation in Congress earlier this year which would decriminalize marijuana at the national level.

Watchdog group highlights "extreme discrepancies" in Crockett's reporting

Caitlin Sutherland serves as executive director of the ethics watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, and she raised alarm over Crockett's apparent lack of transparency.

"Personal financial disclosure rules are in place to make sure members of Congress do not engage in conflicts of interest while working for the American people," Sutherland was quoted as telling the Free Beacon.

"The concerns surrounding the extreme discrepancies between Rep. Crockett's state and federal financial disclosures are certainly legitimate," she continued.

Sutherland went on to add that if the Texas Democrat "is found to have improperly reported her assets and liabilities, further inquiry and possible penalties would be warranted."