AP Sources: FBI is investigating Texas attorney general
4 years, 1 month ago

AP Sources: FBI is investigating Texas attorney general

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor, according to two people with knowledge of the probe. Federal agents are looking into claims by former members of Paxton’s staff that the high-profile Republican committed bribery, abuse of office and other crimes to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, the people told The Associated Press. Confirmation of the criminal probe marks mounting legal peril for Paxton, who’s denied wrongdoing and refused calls for his resignation since his top deputies reported him to federal authorities at the end of September. Paxton is accused of using his position as Texas’ top law enforcement official to benefit Paul in several ways, according to seven senior lawyers in the attorney general’s office and the agency’s head of law enforcement.

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What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A series of raids in Texas on the homes of Latino campaign volunteers has outraged civil rights groups who want federal action after officers seized electronics and documents as part of a state investigation into alleged election fraud. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office is leading the investigation, has said little beyond confirming that agents …

The Wild Fraud Case Against the Texas Attorney General Ends In an Ironic Twist
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Wild Fraud Case Against the Texas Attorney General Ends In an Ironic Twist

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “Something is wrong when the state’s top lawyer is forced to take a class on how to be a good lawyer.” —Texas Democrat John Bucy III Three weeks before Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was …

Texas Attorney General Settles Fraud Charges After Avoiding Trial For 9 Years
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Attorney General Settles Fraud Charges After Avoiding Trial For 9 Years

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. But in a statement released later Tuesday, Paxton — one of the nation’s most prominent state attorney generals, who just six months earlier …

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears at a pretrial hearing in his securities fraud case before state District Judge Andrea Beall, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at …

Businessman who allegedly gave Ken Paxton bribes hit with new federal charges: report
1 year, 1 month ago

Businessman who allegedly gave Ken Paxton bribes hit with new federal charges: report

Raw Story  

The Texas businessman at the heart of the scandal that led to Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment has now been hit with a new round of federal charges, reported The Messenger on Wednesday. "Nate Paul pleaded not guilty in June to charges of making false statements to lenders, and the new superseding indictment adds charges related to allegedly defrauding business …

Texas businessman at center of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment facing new charges
1 year, 1 month ago

Texas businessman at center of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment facing new charges

Associated Press  

DALLAS — A Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged with additional federal crimes. The charges against Paul are the result of a yearslong FBI investigation that Paxton involved his office in, setting off a chain of events that led to a separate federal …

Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
1 year, 2 months ago

Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI said Monday they are not giving up their own legal fight against the Republican after his acquittal on corruption charges at his impeachment trial. Four of Paxton’s former advisers have asked the Texas Supreme Court to resume their whistleblower lawsuit against Paxton after …

An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office
1 year, 3 months ago

An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office

Raw Story  

Sept. 18, 2023 "An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. In the early years of Paxton’s tenure, conservative lawyers left plum positions working for right-wing law firms …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment

Raw Story  

This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The dramatic votes capped a two-week trial where a parade of witnesses, including former senior officials under Paxton, testified that the attorney general had repeatedly abused his office by …

Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was fully acquitted Saturday of corruption charges in a historic impeachment trial, a resounding verdict that reaffirms the power of the GOP’s hard right and puts an indicted incumbent who remains under FBI investigation back into office. In accusing Paxton of abusing his office, former advisers recounted how Texas’ top lawyer …

Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial, but never took the stand as the prosecutors abruptly rested their case against the Republican. As the scene played out Wednesday evening, the attorney general posted on social media that he …

At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge
1 year, 3 months ago

At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted communications with a lawyer he hired to investigate law enforcement officials probing one of the Republican’s wealthy donors, the lawyer testified at Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday. Paxton’s hiring of Cammack in 2020 prompted eight of his top deputies to report the attorney general to law enforcement for allegedly committing …

Texas businessman at center of AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment pleads not guilty to federal charges
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas businessman at center of AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment pleads not guilty to federal charges

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas real estate developer at the center of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment has pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements to banks that loaned him more than $170 million. Paul figures heavily in 20 articles of impeachment filed against Texas’ top law enforcement officer. There is no reference to Paxton in Paul’s indictment, …

Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton
1 year, 6 months ago

Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton

Raw Story  

When the Texas House impeached now-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton last month, lawmakers relied heavily on allegations made by four men who were fired from top jobs at Paxton’s agency. “Blake is a fearless defender of the rule of law and conservative values.” A note from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Blake Brickman, former deputy attorney general for policy …

Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loans
1 year, 6 months ago

Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loans

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton was charged Friday with making false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans. The federal indictment of real estate developer Nate Paul is the result of a yearslong FBI investigation — a probe …

FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton
1 year, 6 months ago

FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of bribery allegations. The next year, eight of Paxton …

Man at center of Texas Atty. Gen. Paxton’s impeachment charged with lying to get loans
1 year, 6 months ago

Man at center of Texas Atty. Gen. Paxton’s impeachment charged with lying to get loans

LA Times  

Nate Paul, shown in a police photo, is the businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Atty. The federal indictment of real estate developer Nate Paul is the result of a years-long FBI investigation — a probe Paxton involved his office in, setting off a chain of events that led to a separate federal probe of …

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a GOP official who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes. “No one person should be above the law, least …

Texas AG Ken Paxton invites supporters to rally at state Capitol to protest vote to impeach
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton invites supporters to rally at state Capitol to protest vote to impeach

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday urged his supporters to protest at the state Capitol when Republicans in the House of Representatives take up historic impeachment proceedings that threaten to oust him. Paxton, a 60-year-old Republican, decried the impeachment proceedings as “political theater” that will “inflict lasting damage on the Texas House,” adding to his earlier …

Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probe
1 year, 10 months ago

Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probe

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who’d long been leading the probe. It was not immediately clear what prompted top Justice Department officials to recuse the federal prosecutors in West Texas but the move was …

Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican. “Attorney General Ken Paxton accepts that plaintiffs acted in a manner that they thought was right and apologizes for referring to them …

AP Exclusive: State bar investigating Texas attorney general
3 years, 6 months ago

AP Exclusive: State bar investigating Texas attorney general

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The Texas bar association is investigating whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud amounted to professional misconduct. The State Bar of Texas initially declined to take up a Democratic Party activist’s complaint that Paxton’s petitioning of the U.S. Supreme Court to block Joe Biden’s victory …

FBI probe of Texas AG expands to look at home renovations
3 years, 10 months ago

FBI probe of Texas AG expands to look at home renovations

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The FBI is investigating renovations made to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s million-dollar home as part of an ongoing probe into allegations that the state’s highest-ranking attorney illegally helped a wealthy donor, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Following the remarkable revolt that riled Texas politics, all of Paxton’s accusers quit or were fired and four …

Trump’s election fight puts embattled Texas AG in spotlight
4 years ago

Trump’s election fight puts embattled Texas AG in spotlight

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A lawsuit that President Donald Trump is now calling “the big one” in his effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election is helmed by an embattled Texas ally who is likewise trying to reverse his own skidding fortunes. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Electoral College votes in …

AP Explains: The FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton
4 years, 1 month ago

AP Explains: The FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton

The Independent  

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AP Explains: The FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton
4 years, 1 month ago

AP Explains: The FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The FBI recently opened a criminal investigation into claims that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his office to benefit a wealthy donor. The FBI’s interest in Texas’ top law enforcement official arose from a rebellion by Paxton’s top deputies, who accused him of breaking the law by using his office to help a wealthy donor with a …

Texas AG whistleblowers sue for wrongful firing, retaliation
4 years, 1 month ago

Texas AG whistleblowers sue for wrongful firing, retaliation

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his office to benefit himself, a woman with whom he was said to have had an affair and the wealthy donor who employs her before retaliating against the members of his staff who reported him to the FBI, a lawsuit by four of the Republican’s former senior deputies claims. In September, top …

Texas AG taps investigator tied to donor’s defense attorney
4 years, 2 months ago

Texas AG taps investigator tied to donor’s defense attorney

Associated Press  

DALLAS — When Texas’ attorney general needed someone to probe a claim by one of his wealthy political donors alleging crimes by the FBI, he turned to a junior Houston lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, a modest criminal defense practice and ties to the donor’s defense attorney. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said his own staff had been working to …

Texas congressman calls on state attorney general to resign
4 years, 2 months ago

Texas congressman calls on state attorney general to resign

Associated Press  

DALLAS — A Republican congressman from Texas became the most prominent member of his party to call for the resignation of the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, after Paxton’s top deputies reported him to law enforcement for alleged crimes including bribery and abuse of office. Rep. Chip Roy, who was previously Paxton’s second in command in the attorney general’s …

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