A witness in the fraud trial for former Rep. Steve Stockman said the Texas Republican used former officials from Egypt’s defense ministry to try to raise $30 million in donations from an international cement company.

The witness said Stockman claimed the money would go toward education about the Middle East and potentially could be used to ship medical supplies, the Houston Chronicle reported.

While the donation from CEMEX never happened, prosecutors said an aide who arranged Stockman’s trip to Egypt was given money meant for one of Stockman’s charitable outlets.

The testimony is the latest twist in the corruption trial for Stockman, who faces 28 charges including filing a false tax return and using charitable donations to pay for campaign and personal expenses.

But Stockman’s lawyer Sean Buckley dismissed the accusations by prosecutors as a sideshow.