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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is nearing a resolution to the 9-year-old securities fraud charges that have dogged his tenure as the state's top attorney through a special agreement with prosecutors, the American-Statesman has learned.

Under a draft agreement, prosecutors would dismiss felony charges against Paxton if he successfully completes the terms of the deal, according to three sources familiar with the negotiations.

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 8 months ago

The agreement would allow Paxton to avoid a public airing of facts and evidence against him in the legal saga that has seen fights over the pay of special prosecutors, jurisdiction and other disputes that have prolonged the matter. The resolution of the case also would not affect Paxton's law license.

How convenient.

Take his ass to court.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Yet more TWO TIERED JUSTICE on display.

The very thing our “Justice Department” has vowed to abolish.

They also promised to go after nefarious short sellers well over a year ago with results coming “very soon”.

Nothing but lies and delay.

Also, wasn’t Congress supposed to stop trading in the market on their inside information over 2 years ago?

The US is a complete joke.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

While I share your outrage, he was not indicted by the federal government, so this had nothing to do with the justice department. This is a Texas state prosecutor letting him off easy for securities fraud.

Paxton though, being the repeat offender he is, does have a separate ongoing corruption investigation that is department of justice led. It's confusing when you're breaking the law so often like Paxton. We'll see if that probe can bring him into a federal case where lackey state prosecutors won't be there coddling him.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-taking-texas-ag-paxton-corruption-probe-rcna71135

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Weird. How is securities fraud not under the purview of the SEC? It was my understanding the SEC issues civil penalties and utilizes the DOJ (namely the FBI) for criminal penalties.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This was a state case though. In Harris County court.

There's Texas state laws about security fraud:

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/PE/htm/PE.32.htm

I doubt the federal government deals with all security fraud, it's a pretty broad category. Probably would have to involve interstate commerce or publicly traded companies to be a federal issue. I am not an expert though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Well that’s super convenient for ol’ Ken, isn’t it?

I appreciate your replies, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

Let's just let him pay a fine and keep harming our democracy. It's fine.

[–] SarcasticMan 14 points 8 months ago

If the terms of the deal are we tar and feather that shit heal fuck faced bag of dicks and then ride him out of Texas on a rail I am good with it. He is a coward and trash.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Texas: Louisiana Politics, Fewer Alligators (for now)