A newspaper reported that a federal grand jury in San Antonio has called witnesses close to suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton.
after several top deputies to Paxton went to the FBI and alleged the attorney general had committed crimes, including bribery, in the course of his friendship with Austin real estate developer Nate Paul.in February. That office typically handles high-profile investigations of public corruption.in a case unrelated to Paxton. Prosecutors have accused Paul of altering financial records to fraudulently obtain loans for his real estate business, World Class Capital Group.
Whether Paul is cooperating with investigators in the Paxton case is unclear. David Gerger, one of his criminal defense attorneys, did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.by the Texas House on 20 counts alleging he had abused his power, some related to his relationship with Paul.
The origins of the Paxton-Paul relationship are largely unknown. Paul donated $25,000 to Paxton’s campaign in 2018 and, according to House investigators, later employed on Paxton’s recommendation a woman with whom the attorney general was having an extramarital affair. Paxton’s securities fraud case, which dates back to 2015, has repeatedly been rescheduled. Most recently, the judge
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