Texas regulators apparently didn’t refer AG Paxton's case to prosecutors as required by law

[TexasTowelie]

When Attorney General Ken Paxton publicly admitted that he violated a state securities law last year, the State Securities Board did not refer evidence of criminal acts to prosecutors, possibly contrary to state law requiring it to do so.

Prosecutors in Travis and Collin counties said the securities regulators did not refer Paxton’s case to them.

A spokesman for Paxton, however, said the securities board took civil action against Paxton after finding no evidence of criminal conduct.

In May 2014, when Paxton was a state senator running for attorney general in the Republican primary runoff, he accepted a reprimand and $1,000 fine from the State Securities Board, whose five members were appointed by former Gov. Rick Perry.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150713-texas-regulators-apparently-didnt-refer-ag-paxton-s-case-to-prosecutors-as-required-by-law.ece

[TexasTowelie]

1. A couple of interesting paragraphs:

In a July 8 letter, Glenn Smith suggested that Gov. Greg Abbott, who was still attorney general at the time, also didn’t follow requirements set out in the Texas Securities Act.

“On the surface, those failures raise suspicions of widespread conspiracy among several agencies and officials aimed at minimizing the criminal exposure of Mr. Paxton,” wrote Smith in the letter, which he provided to the Statesman.

[haikugal]

2. Criminals all. nt

[ananda]

3. Who like Tom Cockroach Delay will never see the inside of a jail.

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[flamin lib]

4. If ya' can't put Tom Delay in jail AFTER he was CONVICTED of money laundering

WTF makes anyone think Paxton or Abbot will have a problem?