Ken Paxton's Legal Woes Deepen
Over five years ago, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted by a grand jury for felony securities fraud. His case has kicked around in various courts in Texas and is now poised for a return to Collin County. But now, Paxton finds himself in an even grimmer quagmire that is threatening to topple his reign as the state’s chief law enforcement official.
Earlier this month seven members of Paxton’s top staff accused him of abuse of office and bribery. They formally asked law enforcement to look into Paxton’s alleged criminal behavior, particularly as it involves a wealthy donor in Austin named Nate Paul. The Austin-based CEO of World Class Property gave $25,000 to Paxton in October 2018.
In 2019 Paul’s business was raided by the FBI and he complained to Paxton that various state and federal investigations were illegal. Shortly after, Paxton and the AG’s office stepped in and launched its own investigation into those targeting Paul.
In an email to Paxton, several of his aides cited the AG’s, “office’s continued use of the criminal process, in a matter already determined to be without merit, to benefit the personal interests of Nate Paul [as] unconscionable.” Now two of those whistleblowers from the AG’s office have been fired and another two are on leave. Staffer Darren McCarty has also resigned from the office. The AG’s office has dropped its investigations into the matters Paul had brought to them.
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