The federal trial for a state lawmaker from Nixa has been postponed until next year.
State representative Tricia Derges is facing federal fraud charges.
Federal prosecutors say she lied about stem cell treatments at her healthcare clinic and illegally provided prescription drugs.
Lawmakers have asked Derges to resign.
She says she’s innocent.
Her trial was supposed to start next week, but the judge granted a continuance until June of next year.
